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A Bears player stopped general manager Ryan Poles as he walked off the practice field Thursday to thank him. Giving tight end Cole Kmet a four-year, $50 million contract extension the day before “sent a ton of energy through the locker room,” Poles said the player told him.
Players like to see their friends get rich.
They also like to think they’re next.
The Bears have two players who can make that claim with a straight face — and one who might not be able to.