New GM Emery is now on the clock
April, 25, 2012
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Melissa Isaacson | ESPNChicago.com
CHICAGO -- You want to believe first-year Chicago Bears general manager Phil Emery, you really do.
He certainly seemed earnest when he said earlier this week that he is "excited" to show what his staff can do in the draft room Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
And there were no noticeable signs the pressure was getting to him.
"I'm having a blast actually," Emery said. "I'm having a good time. I'm having the time of my life. It's a great city, great fans. I'm enjoying every second of it."
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He certainly seemed earnest when he said earlier this week that he is "excited" to show what his staff can do in the draft room Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
And there were no noticeable signs the pressure was getting to him.
"I'm having a blast actually," Emery said. "I'm having a good time. I'm having the time of my life. It's a great city, great fans. I'm enjoying every second of it."
Read the entire story.
Melissa Isaacson
Columnist, ESPNChicago.comMelissa Isaacson is a sportswriter and author who has covered Chicago sports for the last 22 years of her 29-year career, most recently as an award-winning columnist and feature writer for the Chicago Tribune.
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