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When the Bears released quarterback P.J. Walker on Sunday, they did more than make rookie Tyson Bagent their likely second-stringer. They proved that they wouldn’t let money get in the way of what they felt was the right decision, even if it was fixing a problem of their own making.
General manager Ryan Poles cut Walker despite giving him $2.01 million guaranteed on a two-year, $4 million contract. And then he waived guard Alex Leatherwood, the former Raiders’ first-round draft pick, after a failed yearlong experiment.