The Bears have signed fourth-round draft choice Tory Taylor to a four-year deal on Saturday, the team announced. The former Iowa punter in the first member of Chicago’s 2024 NFL Draft class to sign his rookie deal.
Taylor won the Ray Guy Award, given to college football’s best punter, this past season for the Hawkeyes after averaging 48.2 yards on 93 punts, including 32 punts fielded inside the 20 to go with seven touchbacks.
“Really excited about Tory,” Bears GM Ryan Poles said after picking Taylor. “One of the best punters I’ve ever seen, just in terms of his placement as well as his leg strength to be able to flip the field.”
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