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Bears general manager Ryan Poles didn’t see the hubbub surrounding quarterback Caleb Williams throwing a ball toward a net — and missing his target — on social media last month. He was made aware when the clip became national talk-show fodder.
It didn’t surprise him. Not much does anymore.
‘‘It’s Chicago,’’ Poles said. ‘‘I think, especially nationally, like, you want to literally poke the Bear.’’
The Bears have been deserving of pokes the last three seasons. When Poles was hired, he vowed to ‘‘take the [NFC] North and never give it back.