Coach Ben Johnson and his staff figure to have a say in matters, too. They have worked with Poles the last two weeks in acquiring offensive linemen Joe Thuney, Jonah Jackson and Drew Dalman, defensive linemen Dayo Odeyingbo and Grady Jarrett and backup tight end Durham Smythe.

Here are the takeaways from Ben Johnson and Ryan Poles press conference as they discussed the Bears' trades and signings made this past week.