Mykel Williams of EDGE, Georgia The stage is set. “The Chicago Bears are on the clock…” Good old Rodger Goodell exclaims, then swiftly steps away from the podium and vanishes backstage to weep softly after the chorus of boos he has experienced all night, as well as to tend his battered and broken body after being bear-hugged by another prospect.

The camera turns to numerous draft gurus who all scream and rave about who is still on the board and who the Bears should pick at number ten, all apparently correct in their views and ready to show their point to everyone watching. The eye in the sky then focuses on a large crowd of Bears supporters, some of whom have dressed up as Bears great Iron Mike Ditka, complete with rich, fantastic mustaches and thick cigars. Some wear big, adorned bear heads and furry sleeves that culminate in bear paws, taking their “bear arms” very seriously. They appear uneasy since their team is on the clock. A likely and hoped-for scenario . A likely and hoped-for prospect in Ashton Jeanty is gone, calling Las Vegas his new home, much to the dismay of some of the fans in attendance. A number of other targets commonly linked to the Bears are also off the board, making this a tense moment, full of hope but also dread and worry. The fans want them to make a good pick. Will the Bears get it right?

Roger Goodell emerges from the darkness and approaches the podium, doused in boos that don’t seem to stop even as he stands ready to make the selection. He waits, unwavering; these never upset him; in fact, he wants the dissenters to boo him even more, even if it really hurts him. Slowly, the boos fade, and Goodell takes advantage of the relative calm to read the card in his hand. Everyone is watching and waiting with bated breath. “The Chicago Bears choose the 10th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. “Mykel Williams, Delaware, Georgia!”

We observe a large gathering of NFL supporters and draft connoisseurs, and many of them appear baffled and confused as to why the team would ever make this decision, glancing about and waving their arms out. Many people erupt in jubilation, evidently fans of the pick and believing it was a wonderful choice. The camera goes to the Bears’ war room, where staff members are clapping and high fiving one another. What we see that is immediately visible and rather weird, standing out like a sore thumb, is Bears GM Ryan Poles’ suspicious absence from the war room. Where might the Bears’ general manager be on such a huge night? Why is he not there?

Overseeing his team’s draft? In his place sits an unusual figure, a man dressed in an immaculate white lab coat over a really fancy and warm-looking sweater, the kind that academics adore wearing. A slightly crooked name badge on his coat reads, “Dr.Professor Bubbles, temporary Bears GM,” in untidy handwriting, and he revels in the night’s tumult and excitement, both good and terrible, with a loud, maniacal giggle.