Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles’ approach in the first wave of free agency certainly wasn’t surprising. While it lacked the big-name splashes other teams made, Poles was deliberate in his approach to address some key positional needs and depth issues on the roster.
Poles was only willing to overpay for one player — defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, which didn’t even end up happening as he failed to pass his physical.
His other additions were good value signings, including center Lucas Patrick, linebacker Nicholas Morrow, defensive tackle Justin Jones, defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad and wide receivers Byron Pringle and Equanimeous St. Brown.
