Execs unfiltered thoughts on NFL Draft for every NFC team: Giants, Bears get high marks

With the 2025 NFL Draft complete, we engaged team executives for thoughts on NFC teams’ classes. (The AFC report published Thursday.)

The Chicago Bears, unofficial offseason champs more than once in recent years, could be pushing for another mythical crown. The New York Giants, offseason chumps a year ago after their “Hard Knocks” experience, earned rival execs’ praise for their work in this draft. They were not alone.

Arizona Cardinals

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“I liked the Falcons’ draft other than the trades,” another exec said. “They got some talented guys and, other than Pearce, they were all seen as pretty high-character guys. Xavier Watts in the third round is really good value.”

Carolina Panthers