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Ryan Poles Creates $17M…Is A BIG Bears Trade Coming?! + Ben Johnson’s SECRET WEAPON
Ryan Poles just created roughly $17 million in 2026 cap room—but does that actually mean a major Chicago Bears trade is coming?
On today’s Chicago Bears Central, Haize explains why the restructures of Joe Thuney, Dayo Odeyingbo and T.J. Edwards were largely about cap compliance and operating flexibility—not suddenly giving Chicago $17 million in shopping money. The Bears are estimated to have closer to $4.8 million in actual available space, but that flexibility could become extremely valuable if one major weakness emerges during the season.
We also break down why 13 personnel with Colston…
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