Getty Sam LaPorta was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft out of Iowa. Ben Johnson likes tight ends. That’s a secret that is relatively well known across the league. The Chicago Bears implemented 12 and 13- personnel, two and three-tight-end formations, at the second-highest rates last season. The current wave of the NFL is moving towards these heavy tight-end sets to combat the new adaptation of the hybrid safety. Think Derwin James and Nick Emmanwori .