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INDIANAPOLIS — From the moment Ryan Poles took the job as Bears general manager a year ago, all eyes were on this offseason.
He had little choice but to begin by taking a wrecking ball to the roster and salary-cap mess Ryan Pace left him, but that’s done now. Yes, the Bears are the worst team in the NFL, but Poles has nearly $100 million in cap space — the league high, by far — and a stockpile of draft capital starting with the No. 1 pick.
This is the opportunity everyone, including him, has been waiting for.