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Bears got strong return for No. 1 pick in draft, but will it turn out to be good deal?

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Bears general manager Ryan Poles last month traded the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft to the Panthers for receiver D.J. Moore and a package of four picks in the next three drafts.

The thing to remember is that the Bears once had the No. 1 pick in the draft Thursday.

They don’t anymore, having traded it to the Panthers for receiver D.J. Moore and four picks in the next three drafts.

It was a nice haul. When the deal was consummated in mid-March, general manager Ryan Poles was thrilled with himself, saying about the current and future picks, ‘‘I couldn’t be happier about that.