The Bears cleared the path for fourth-round pick Tory Taylor to be the Bears' first-string punter Wednesday.
Chicago Bears punter Trenton Gill's days were numbered when the Bears drafted Iowa's Tory Taylor in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft.Those days came to an end Wednesday.The Bears officially waived Gill on Wednesday afternoon, the team announced.That clears the path for Taylor to be the Bears ' first-string punter.The Bears drafted Gill with the No. 255 overall pick in the seventh round of the 2022 draft out of NC State.Gill put together a solid rookie season.
In drafting Taylor, the Bears took arguably the best punter prospect the league has seen in years. He set numerous punting records across his time at Iowa.On the Pat McAfee Show Wednesday, Bears general manager Ryan Poles talked about the decision to draft Taylor."I love taking advantage of field position," Poles said on the Pat McAfee Show. "Tory Taylor is going to make it uncomfortable for other teams."During his four years at Iowa, Taylor had a 48.
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