Adam Podlesh Rumors & News

Robbie Gould suffered a ruptured tendon (my lord) last season, and was promptly placed on the season-ending Injured Reserve list, missing the final three games of the year. Olindo Mare was signed to a one-year deal, but there was no indication after 2012 that the team would be interested in bringing him back for another round. Then, the landscape changed significantly... The Chicago Bears signed kicker Austin Signor to a three year contract last month, prompting some to wonder if Robbie would be able to make it back in time to compete. It does appear, though, that Gould could be re-joi...

Chicago Bears' Adam Podlesh catches a ball during the team's NFL football mini-camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Ill., Thursday, April 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Why the Bears would take a kicker or punter: Reasons the Bears would take a kicker or punter in this year's draft would probably start with some illegal parties, drunken bets, or just sheer Eye-Dee-Ten-Tee errors on the part of Phil Emery. Seriously, I don't see a reason for the Bears to do so in this draft, with Robbie Gould still being really good and Adam Podlesh still being both well paid and pretty good. Maybe if they're concerned with Gould's leg at all after finishing last season on injured reserve or concerned with Podlesh's cap hit, but they don't seem like issues for right no...