NFC North Notes: Bears, Lions, Packers, Vikings

Bears

• The Bears are hosting Alabama DB Minkah Fitzpatrick and Ohio State CB Denzel Ward for visits on Wednesday. (Ian Rapoport)

Lions

• LSU DE/OLB Arden Key met with the Lions Wednesday at his Pro Day. (NFL.com)
• The Lions had a sitdown meeting with LSU RB Derrius Guice Tuesday night before his Pro Day. (Dave Birkett)
• Toledo QB Logan Woodside will participate in the Lions’ local prospect day. (Dave Birkett)
• Minnesota P/K Ryan Santoso worked out for the Lions on Wednesday. (Aaron Wilson)

Packers

Packers free agent G Jahri Evans tells Ryan Wood of PackersNews.com that he plans to return for the 2018 season and is open to returning to Green Bay.

“I’m not opposed to coming back to Green Bay,” Evans said. “I loved my last year in Green Bay. Green Bay was great. I loved the coaching staff, I loved the locker room. I loved the organization, the community. It was awesome. It was a great fit for me.

“My goal is, I wanted to win another Super Bowl. I still do. So that’s my focus right now. But, you know, it’s still early. We’re sitting in the first week of April right now. So it’s very early.”

Evans’ agent reportedly spoke with the Packers at the Combine, but Woods seems to think Green Bay could wait until training camp to re-sign him after seeing how some of their guards hold up.

We have Evans featured in our Top 50 Available 2018 NFL Free Agents list.

• The Packers are hosting Washington DT Vita Vea for a pre-draft visit on Thursday. (Ian Rapoport)

Vikings

• Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Vikings are hosting Texas OT Connor Williams, Notre Dame OT Mike McGlinchey, Stanford S Justin Reid, and Georgia LB Lorenzo Carter for visits on Wednesday.
• According to Rapoport, Memphis WR Anthony Miller will meet with the Vikings on Thursday.