The Chicago Bears Senior Bowl trip is coming to a close. Practices have concluded, leaving just the game itself to be played on January 28th. GM Ryan Pace and head coach John Fox haven’t held back in their enthusiasm for the opportunity to coach the North team during the event. Both feel it’s a prime opportunity to get up close and personal with some of the top prospects in the 2017 NFL draft class.
Of course no position was going to garner more discussion than the quarterbacks. Ask around the media community though and the general feeling is the crop this year is fairly weak. Not much in terms of pure physical talent or polished ability. Nonetheless that didn’t stop some of the prospects from taking advantage of the opportunity. The Bears seemed intrigued enough to request a meeting with him.
#Bears meeting with Antonio Pipkin, QB, Tiffin. #SeniorBowl
— Bryan Perez (@BryanPerezNFL) January 26, 2017
Antonio Pipkin is one of lesser known small school prospects invited to the event. He hails from tiny Tiffin college located in Ohio. Not much was expected of him other than to be an extra arm to evaluate. Turns out he had a few admirers midway through the festivities. None more so than Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.
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Vic Fangio approached #Bears scout after Pipkin meeting.Gave enthusiastic nod.Take it for what it's worth. D-coord acknowledging QB talent.
— Bryan Perez (@BryanPerezNFL) January 26, 2017
It’s one thing if a QB coach or offensive coordinator does something like that, but a defensive guy? That’s interesting. So who in the world is Pipkin?
