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Bears fans are absolutely giddy over “The Trade” — general manager Ryan Poles acquiring wide receiver DJ Moore and multiple draft picks from the Panthers for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. There hasn’t been this much excitement about the Bears since Ryan Pace fleeced the Raiders to acquire Khalil Mack in 2018.
That was the celebrated blockbuster deal that changed the course of Bears history — transforming the Bears into perennial Super Bowl contenders and turning Pace into a Theo Epstein-level rock star.