Unexpected Hero, Not Ryan Poles, Secured Bears’ Trade For Austin Booker

As early as the 3rd round, Ryan Poles had a clear vision of how he saw things going. The Chicago Bears would take an offensive or defensive lineman at #75 overall. From there, they hoped they could circle back in the 4th to grab Iowa punter Tory Taylor. After that, he wanted to place calls to teams in the 5th round who might be interested in future draft capital to allow the Bears back into the draft for a shot at Kansas edge rusher Austin Booker. Things unfolded as expected. They took Yale tackle...