2015 NFL draft in Chicago
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Photos from the 2015 NFL draft in Chicago.
NFL fans watch from selection square during the last day of the 2015 NFL draft,. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
A Packers and a Bears football fan sit together during the last day of the draft. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
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Representatives from NFL football teams begin their work during the last day of the 2015 NFL draft. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
Football fans watch outside selection square during the last day of the 2015 NFL draft. (Charles Rex Arbogast / AP)
Dusk settles over Draft Town. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
Fans watch the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
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Mary Schwartz, 49, right, takes a picture of a fan wearing a Chicago Bears costume. (John J. Kim / Chicago Tribune)
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Alshon Jeffery, left, and Charles Tillman at Draft Town. (Charles Cherney / AP Images for Visa)
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Kyle Long interacts with fans at Courtyard’s space at Draft Town. (JEAN-MARC GIBOUX / AP Images for Courtyard by Marri)
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West Virginia wide receiver Kevin White has a laugh with former player Deion Sanders after White was selected number 7. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
West Virginia wide receiver Kevin White shakes hands with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after White was selected number 7 by the
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West Virginia wide receiver Kevin White is congratulated by fans after being selected number 7 by the Chicago Bears. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
West Virginia wide receiver Kevin White poses after being selected number 7 by the Chicago Bears. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
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NFL fans cheer as West Virginia wide receiver
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A Chicago Bears fan looks on late in the first round. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
Two Green Bay Packers fans cheer during the draft. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
A Green Bay Packers fan celebrates during the 2015 NFL Draft. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
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Chicago Bears fans cheer after the team made their first round pick. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
A big screen indicates that the Chicago Bears have made their pick at number 7 in the first round in 2015.
(Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)Crews light up the “Bear Down” sign in Millennium Park during the first round. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
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Karl “Ram Man” Sides cuts though the crowd while wearing his costume at the start of the first round. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Fans are ushered into the NFL gift shop in waves at the start of the first round. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Fans pose with statues of players at the start of the first round. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Java Howard, an industrial lock stitch operator with Wilson, demonstrates how footballs are sewn. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
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Fans take photos of busts of Bears legends at the start of the first round. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Fans stand for the singing of the National Anthem in Selection Square. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Fans fill Draft Town at the start of the first round. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Members of the Chicago Police Department’s mounted patrol stand on Michigan Avenue at the start of the first round. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
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NFL super fans joke with one another following the Gold Carpet event. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Tim McCarthy (left) of Genoa and Justin Carlson of Dekalb take in the scene before the NFL draft. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
Justin Carlson of Dekalb (front) and Tim McCarthy of Genoa take in the scene before the NFL draft. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
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Interior of the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago before the NFL draft. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
A fan poses with his ticket before the draft. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
Jim Kelly arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
D.J. Humphries arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
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Benardrick McKinney arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Jaelen Strong arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Danny Shelton arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Byron Jones arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
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Donovan Smith arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Brandon Scherff arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Randy Gregory arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Laken Tomlinson arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
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Cameron Erving, right, arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
DeVante Parker arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Bud Dupree arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Landon Collins arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
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Breshad Perriman arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Dante Fowler, Jr. arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
Melvin Gordon arrives on the Gold Carpet. (Anthony Souffle / Chicago Tribune)
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The stage is set before the draft at the Auditorium Theatre. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)