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Without so much as lifting a pen, Bears general manager Ryan Poles can bring back every single defensive starter next year.
All 11 of the Bears starters are under contract for 2025. There was a time not long ago —two months, maybe— that the Bears were seemingly in an ideal scenario, able to return the entirety of a starting unit that would be above-average at minimum and great at best. When the Bears boasted in training camp they’d be a top-five defense, it was a reasonable target.