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The Bears are 5-3, which is progress, but they’re still several pieces away from contending. General manager Ryan Poles seemed to see that at the trade deadline Tuesday when he kept their future draft assets and salary-cap space intact and made one minor move: trading a seventh-round pick to the Browns for defensive end Joe Tryon-Shoyinka.
Here are the highlights from Poles talking with local reporters Wednesday morning:
- Poles reiterated that the priority is to continue building the roster sustainably through the draft, rather than sacrifice the Bears’ upcoming first- and second-round picks to make a splashy move.