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Brad Biggs: Bears' Leonard Floyd is bigger, stronger, healthy … and ready for a breakout season opposite Khalil Mack

Leonard Floyd is bigger than he was a year ago. He's stronger. And, most importantly, he's healthy. That all added up to him being the most head-turning player on the field during the Bears' offseason program.

If things go right, it could prove to be a launching point for a breakout season for the 2016 first-round draft pick. Last year Floyd lined up opposite All-Pro Khalil Mack but collected only four sacks, in part because a hand injury hampered him the first half of the season.

The Bears didn't hesitate in picking up the fifth-year option in Floyd's contract - for $13.22 million in 2020 - and they will gladly pay him

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