2025 NFL Draft: Chicago Bears go offense twice and pick one defender on Day 2

It's finally draft day.

The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft is Thursday night, and after months of speculation we'll finally know who the Chicago Bears are picking in the first round.

Follow along with us here as we have live updates on the Chicago Bears from the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday.

2025 NFL Draft - Live Updates

April 25 - Day 2

8:30 p.m. - The Bears, barring a trade, are done

If the Bears want to make another selection on Day 2, they'll have to trade up.

8:21 p.m. - Bears select: Shemar Turner, DL - Texas A&M

The Bears go defense! They took the disruptive Turner out of Texas A&M.

8:10 p.m. - Bears are BACK ON THE CLOCK

At No. 62 overall, acquired with the trade with Buffalo, the Chicago Bears are up.

7:55 p.m. - Bears select: Ozzy Trapilo, OT - Boston College

The Bears added an offensive lineman for key depth behind Darnell Wright and Braxton Jones.

7:45 p.m. - The Bears are back on the clock

It's time for Pick No. 56. The Bears are on the clock.

7:15 p.m. - The Bears are on the clock in 10 picks

The Bears won't be on the clock for another 10 picks. With No. 56, they could be targeting someone on the offensive line.

6:49 - The Bears traded out of No. 41

The Bears traded picks 41, 72 and 240 to the Buffalo Bills for picks 56, 62 and 109.

The Bears add a fourth-round selection in exchange for a seventh rounder.

6:40 p.m. - The Bears select Luther Burden, WR - Missouri

The Chicago Bears have selected Luther Burden a receiver out of Missouri with pick No. 39.

6:30 p.m. - The Bears are ON THE CLOCK

The Bears are up for the first of their two second-round picks.

6:15 p.m. - Browns, Texans and Seahawks kick off the evening

The Browns pass on a quarterback to open the second round with UCLA linebacker Carson Schwesinger. The Texans grabbed receiver Jayden Higgins from Iowa State.

The Seahawks traded up with the Titans to get back on the clock early in the second round to take South Carolina safety Nick Emmanwori.

6:00 p.m. - Welcome back to the draft

The 2025 NFL Draft is officially back open.

The Bears are on the clock at pick No. 39. 

3:15 - Welcome Colston Loveland

The Bears are introducing their first-round selection at Halas Hall this afternoon.

Michigan tight end Colston Loveland, the No. 10 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, will speak to reporters on Friday afternoon. The Gooding, Idaho, native will have a chance to don his first Chicago Bears jersey.

Reporters spoke to his college coach, Michigan's Sheroone Moore, earlier on Friday.

3:00 - Chicago Bears prepare for Day 2

The Bears have three picks in the top 72 on Day 2: Nos. 39, 41 and 72.

The Bears need offensive line, pass rush and running back help.

Let's see what they do. 

April 24 - Day 1

10:23 - The first round comes to a close

The Bears took their guy – tight end Colston Loveland – and the Bears' second-round target for the offensive line – offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. – was taken before the end of the first.

Bears' general manager Ryan Poles will speak before the night ends.

The Bears are back tomorrow with picks No. 39 and 41.

9:46 - Hey, the Packers finally drafted a WR

For the first time since selecting Javon Walker in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft, the Packers selected Texas receiver Matthew Golden in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

The Packers first-round receivers' jokes can be laid to rest.  

9:26 - Shedeur Sanders is still on the board

One of the shocking moments of the first round: Both Jaxson Dart and Shedeur Sanders are still on the board.

QB needy teams have come and gone. Yet, they remain available. 

8:20 - Bears select: Colson Loveland, TE - Michigan

The Bears have made their pick: a tight end. 

Just not the tight end everyone thought.

The Bears selected Michigan tight end Colston Loveland with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

8:05 - The Chicago Bears are NOW on the clock

The Saints have submitted their pick. The Bears are now on.

7:50 p.m. - Raiders dash Bears' Jeanty hopes

Bears fans that wanted Ashton Jeanty, we apologize.

Jeanty went No. 6 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders. Pete Carroll gets his superstar running back. 

7:42 p.m. - Will Campbell, Mason Graham go off the board

Two players Bears fans really wanted – Michigan DL Mason Graham and LSU OT Will Campbell – are off the board.

Campbell is a Patriot. Graham is a Brown.

The draft rolls on. 

7:30 p.m. - Giants select: Abdul Carter, Edge - Penn State

The Giants grabbed one of the best defensive players in the draft, period.

Carter was the difference maker in the Fiesta and Orange Bowls, and he was playing hurt. The Giants couldn't have had an easier layup.

Grade: A

7:20 p.m. - Jaguars select: Travis Hunter, Athlete - Colorado

Ryan Poles said this draft would be wild. He was right.

The Jaguars have traded up to No. 2 overall, sending a second rounder and next year's first rounder to Cleveland for the best player in the 2025 NFL Draft, just in order to draft Hunter. It's hard to argue against it. Hunter can star at defensive back and can also make explosive plays at wide receiver.

Will Hunter be worth the price the Jaguars paid?

We'll find out soon enough.

Grade: B

Massive trade: Jaguars trade up

The Jaguars have traded up! The Browns have traded back.

Browns receive: 5th overall pick (1st round), 36th overall pick (2nd round), 126th overall pick (4th round) and 2026 1st round pick

Jaguars receive: 2nd overall pick (1st round), 104th overall pick (4th round), 200th overall pick (6th round)

7:15 p.m. - The Titans select: Cam Ward, QB - Miami

The pick everyone assumed the Titans would make is now set in stone.

The first overall pick of the 2025 NFL Draft is Miami quarterback Cam Ward.

This gives Tennessee its quarterback of the future, who would still not be a better prospect than any of the top quarterback prospects in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Grade: B

7:00 p.m. - The 2025 NFL Draft is now open

The commissioner is at the podium.

Roger Goodell has officially opened the 2025 NFL Draft. The Tennessee Titans are on the clock.

6:50 p.m. - 10-minute warning

We're 10 minutes away from the commissioner opening the 2025 NFL Draft.

We still don't know if the Bears will trade up, trade down or stand pat. 

6:30 - What we'll see: How much influence Ben Johnson has on the 2025 NFL Draft

Ben Johnson is an offensive genius. The Bears brought him in specifically to unlock Caleb Williams' true potential.

We're about to see how much influence that goal, and Johnson, will have on the NFL Draft.

6:15 p.m. - All eyes are on the top 10

When Bears GM Ryan Poles said the 2025 NFL Draft would be "wild" he might've been talking about the top 10 specifically.

As it stands, the most buzz about trades comes from the teams inside the top 10: Jacksonville Jaguars, New York Giants and New Orleans Saints.

6 p.m. - One Hour until the draft starts

The NFL Draft has hit its one-hour warning.

The draft will start in an hour, with the Tennessee Titans holding the first-overall pick.

5:45 p.m. - Trade rumors only grow for the Bears…

The rumors have been swirling, and The Athletic's Diana Russini reported the Bears have been making calls looking to move up from No. 10 overall.

5:30 p.m. - Tune in! Bears Draft Live

FOX 32's draft night special is live! Tune in on FOX 32, our live stream or on FOX LOCAL!

5:15 p.m. - Solider Field is ready for Bears Draft Live

Lou Canellis and Anthony Herron are ready for Bears Draft Live.

FOX 32's draft night special begins at 5:30 and ends as the draft starts at 7 p.m., so stay tuned to FOX 32 Chicago.

5:00 p.m. - Gearing up for the NFL Draft

Green Bay is filling up with draft fans. Bears fans made the trip, according to FOX 32's Cassie Carlson.

Halas Hall is quiet at the moment as the draft is still two hours from commencing.

The Bears can pick what direction they choose

On the eve of draft day, the Chicago Bears are in the best spot given the circumstances.

Obviously, they’d like to pick somewhere other than No. 10 overall. A tumultuous season saw to that. But, given everything that’s happened in the past year, the Bears are in a relatively good place.

They have a head coach, a quarterback and a united vision in place. 

On Thursday, and this entire weekend, the Bears can choose what kind of team they want to be during the 2025 NFL Draft because they’re controlling everything they can control.

The rest, as in the top 10 of the NFL Draft, is out of their control.

"We have no feel right now," Bears assistant general manager Ian Cunningham said. "We’ll see."

If there’s anything this pre-draft process has told us, it’s that the 2025 NFL Draft is going to be strange. Ryan Poles’ choice to describe it would be "wild."

"I feel really confident where we're at," he said. "I think this one's going to be a little wild."

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