NFL draft

Dillon Thieneman followed his instincts to Oregon — and ultimately on a path to the Chicago Bears

Dillon Thieneman’s foresight — seeing where he needed to be, not where he was — set him on a path to being drafted in the first round by the Chicago Bears.

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