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David Haugh: Everything relative, but draft Bears can say they're most improved team in NFC North

In the middle of Friday's introductory news conference that made the strongest possible first impression, Roquan Smith politely acknowledged playing against Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky in college.

But what the Bears' first-round draft pick neglected to say about Georgia's 33-24 victory over North Carolina on Sept. 3, 2016, at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta said everything about Smith. The linebacker never mentioned making a tackle in the end zone for a safety with 48 seconds left in the third quarter that pulled the Bulldogs within 24-23 and shifted momentum for good. Smith passed on

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