If Oct. 29 is not yet circled in the locker room and meeting areas for the Chicago Bears defense, give it time. It will no doubt be the focus of chatter leading up to the annual border clash in Jacksonville, Fla.

That’s because the Bears turned college rivals into NFL teammates with two of their top three draft picks this year in outside linebacker Leonard Floyd from Georgia, a first-round selection, and Jonathan Bullard, a defensive tackle from Florida taken in the third round. The Bears hope is that they can be among the front seven for seasons to come.

The Bears are hardly alone. Pick an NFL team and you’ll likely find former SEC rivals now sharing the same locker room.

We all know what that means: Let the bets begin.

In 2014, former Alabama offensive lineman Barrett Jones had some fun with Rams teammates Tre Mason and Greg Robinson after the Tide’s Iron Bowl victory.

In 2013, Cam Newton and former Panthers teammate Robert Lester made a similar bet before the Iron Bowl.

Chris Davis famously saved Newton from having to wear an Alabama jersey. His Kick Six, however, forced Mark Ingram into an uncomfortable position after losing a bet with his New Orleans Saints teammates who went to Auburn.

It’s not just an SEC thing, either. Last season, Tom Brady lost a bet with Nate Ebner when Ohio State beat Michigan. Brady had to wear a Buckeyes jersey to practice.

It wasn’t the first time Brady lost a bet to a Patriots teammate and former Buckeye.

The SEC, of course, will have plenty of new opportunities for more wagers next season.

Buffalo’s selection of linebacker Reggie Ragland and running back Jonathan Williams, from Alabama and Arkansas, means their line of scrimmage collisions will continue in practice. Ragland’s pick by the Bills adds a growing Crimson Tide presence as he’ll play alongside Marcell Dareus and practice against Cyrus Kouandijo.

Another Alabama player, Cyrus Jones, can try a rookie icebreaker with Georgia’s Malcom Mitchell and remind him of their rainy October meeting in Athens, Ga.

Cincinnati added to its long list of SEC alumni when it picked wide receiver Cody Core of Ole Miss. He could catch passes soon from former Alabama star A.J. McCarron and compete against former Crimson Tide cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, and play alongside former Georgia players Clint Boling and Geno Atkins, former Florida defensive end Carlos Dunlap.

Arizona’s defense is beginning to look like an SEC alumni all-star unit as Ole Miss defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche and Texas A&M cornerback Brandon Williams joined the LSU secondary duo of Patrick Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu.

Vikings fans could soon get used to an all-SEC receiving duo of Ole Miss’ Laquon Treadwell joining Tennessee’s Cordarrelle Patterson.

Already familiar with a punishing ground game at Arkansas, offensive guard Sebastian Tretola in Tennessee could put the SEC West conflict aside and soon learn what it’s like to block for Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry and former Ole Miss star Dexter McCluster.

San Francisco drafted Mississippi State’s Will Redmond and Ole Miss’ Fahn Cooper.

The Egg Bowl already was growing in prominence. The 2016 NFL draft ensured it will be talked about coast to coast.