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Bears GM: CB Jaylon Johnson is ‘not going to go anywhere’

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Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson just finished his best season.

Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson won’t be playing anywhere but Chicago next year, general manager Ryan Poles said Wednesday.

That was his most significant assurance yet about Johnson, who requested a trade away from the Bears before the league’s Nov. 1 trade deadline — and was denied. Johnson was voted to his first Pro Bowl last week.

“We have really good communication,” Poles said. “The big thing was just kind of take a break here after the season and then we’ll start talks again.