2011 NFL Draft Results: Chicago Bears Select OT Gabe Carimi
Published by Jake Perper on April 28, 2011
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears got the offensive tackle they have desired since the 2010-11 season ended.
Gabe Carimi, nicknamed the “Hammer,” will likely start at right tackle for the Bears next season. That means the Bears will suit up either J’Marcus Webb or Chris Williams at LT, protecting Jay Cutler‘s blindside.
The 6’7″, 315-pound Carimi was a four-year starter at the University of Wisconsin. Carimi won the 2010 Outland Trophy winner, the award for the best offensive lineman in college football.
Carimi is called “NFL ready” by many experts. That means the Bears could pencil him into the starting lineup on day one.
Projected Bears offensive line for Week One, with the selection of Carimi:
LT: J’Marcus Webb/Chris Williams/Gabe Carimi
LG: Chris Williams/Edwin Williams
C: Olin Kreutz
RG: Roberto Garza/Lance Louis
RT: Gabe Carimi/J’Marcus Webb
The Bears should be very excited they wound up with Gabe Carimi; he has the most potential on any lineman they selected in a long time.
“I know I’m the best tackle out there,” Carimi said at the NFL Scouting Combine in February. “So I’m just going to play like it and act like it.”
Now that the first round of the draft is over, the Bears came out with a player with a lot of potential. They filled their biggest need at the end of the first round.
Welcome to Chicago, Gabe Carimi. Bear Down!
All quotes from NBCChicago.com.
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