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The Bears’ defense could plunge right back into its old problems if they can’t pivot in the pass rush after defensive end Yannick Ngakoue’s season-ending injury.
Ngakoue didn’t fix the pass rush deficiency the way general manager Ryan Poles had hoped when he shelled out $10.5 million for him on a one-year deal in training camp. That answer came a couple months later with the trade for Montez Sweat. But Sweat’s arrival sparked Ngakoue, and now that he’s out, they’ll need help from elsewhere.