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Ryan Poles was mostly an onlooker Tuesday as some seismic deals highlighted NFL trade-deadline day.

The Bears general manager has been at the apex of major in-season and offseason deals, but Poles made a more modest move this time, trading a sixth-round draft pick to the Cleveland Browns for defensive end Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and a seventh-rounder.

Tryon-Shoyinka is expected to play Sunday, and exactly how he figures into the rotation will be determined after a week of practice. The Bears needed to do something with only three healthy defensive ends: Montez Sweat, Austin Booker and Daniel Hardy.

An ankle injury has Dominique Robinson on the sideline, and that combined with the season-ending losses of starter Dayo Odeyingbo (torn Achilles tendon) and rookie Shemar Turner (torn ACL) put the Bears in a bind. Poles said he made calls across the league on nearly every player he could potentially imagine being available via trade.

Ultimately, the Bears decided it was best to stay away from a blockbuster move and maintain their higher draft picks. They currently own seven picks in 2026: one in each of the first five rounds and two in Round 7.

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