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Bears GM says he tried to help Justin Fields with trade to Steelers

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles was expecting a more robust trade market for Justin Fields before the team traded the quarterback to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

"I was a little bit surprised," Poles said at the NFL's league meetings on Monday. "But as you do research and we have conversations, you have to kind of adjust to the market. But I think just with how other teams are built, because if you look at the beginning, there are probably teams that are looking at the draft for guys to fill in.