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Halas Intrigue, Episode 217: Ryan Poles stops by!

The new Bears general manager talks during the NFL Scouting Combine.

By  Sun-Times staff
   
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Ryan Poles is working his first NFL Scouting Combine as Bears general manager.

Ryan Poles is working his first NFL Scouting Combine as Bears general manager.

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Patrick Finley and Jason Lieser sit down with new Bears GM Ryan Poles at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.

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