His arrival has ignited optimism among fans and team executives, with Bears general manager Ryan Poles expressing high expectations for their partnership's impact on the team's future, especially ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Ryan Poles was playing center for the first time in his life in an NFL training camp, but there was no quarterback behind him. An undrafted free agent from Boston College in ...

Ryan Poles wanted to let the dust settle, to allow his emotions to run their course. The Chicago Bears general manager craved a win “so bad” in the season finale against the Green Bay Packers ...

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The big unanswered question after the firing of Matt Eberflus had been how many more Bears drafts GM Ryan Poles would be conducting because his contract hadn't yet been extended. After the ...

Bears GM Ryan Poles has jumped through a lot of hoops to get to where he is today in his NFL executive career. It started by being cut by the Bears in 2008 as an undrafted free agent out of Boston ...

CHICAGO -- In a modest apartment not far from Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium, Ryan Poles pondered his future. It was 2009, and he was a Chiefs scout, grinding for an organization that was ...

Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best ...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Ryan Poles understands the opportunity in front of him as Bears general manager. A year ago, Poles sat at a press conference in Halas Hall, holding the No. 1 pick after a 3-14 ...

Within the past week or so, a couple of leaks involving Bears general manager Ryan Poles have wafted beyond the walls of Halas Hall. One was about how Poles might not have taken the job had he ...

The other is on paper, in terms of their actual contracts. It appeared from Day 1 that Ben Johnson and Ryan Poles have made a good connection as former Boston College graduate-assistant coaches.