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Ryan Poles (born September 20, 1985) is an American professional football executive and former offensive lineman who is the general manager of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Poles previously served as the executive director of player personnel for the Kansas City Chiefs and had served in various executive roles with the Chiefs for 13 seasons.




Early life


A native of Canandaigua, New York, Poles attended Canandaigua Academy before playing college football at Boston College as an offensive lineman from 2003 to 2007. Poles signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bears in 2008, but he did not make it on the 53-man roster and was cut.




Executive career






= Boston College

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In 2008, following the end of his playing career, Poles returned to his alma mater Boston College as a graduate assistant and was involved in recruiting.




= Kansas City Chiefs

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In 2009, Poles was hired by the Kansas City Chiefs as a scouting assistant under general manager Scott Pioli. In 2010, he was promoted to college scouting coordinator. In 2013, Poles was retained under new general manager John Dorsey.
In 2016, Poles was promoted to director of college scouting. Poles was retained and promoted to assistant director of player personnel in 2018 under new general manager Brett Veach.
On June 9, 2021, Poles was promoted to executive director of player personnel.




= Chicago Bears

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On January 25, 2022, Poles was named the general manager of the Chicago Bears, replacing Ryan Pace. He hired Matt Eberflus as the team's head coach on January 27. Poles' first significant move with the Bears was trading Pro Bowl linebacker Khalil Mack and his salary cap hit to the Los Angeles Chargers for a second-round pick in the 2022 NFL draft and a sixth-round pick in 2023.
At the 2022 trade deadline, Poles traded linebacker Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens for A. J. Klein, along with second and fifth-round picks in the 2023 NFL draft. Smith and the Bears were unable to negotiate a long-term contract extension prior to the trade. Poles also traded the Bears' own 2023 second round pick (ultimately pick 32) to the Pittsburgh Steelers for wide receiver Chase Claypool. The Bears traded Claypool and a seventh-round pick to Miami for a 2025 sixth-round pick less than a year later. The Bears finished the 2022 season with a league-worst (3–14) record and secured the first overall pick in 2023 NFL draft.
On March 10, 2023, Poles traded the first overall pick to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for their 9th and 61st overall picks in the 2023 NFL draft, a 1st-round pick in 2024, a 2nd-round pick in 2025, and wide receiver D. J. Moore. The Panthers finished the following 2023 NFL season with the worst NFL record, giving the Bears the first overall pick again in the 2024 NFL Draft. Poles used the draft capital to refresh the team's roster, drafting tackle Darnell Wright in 2023 and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Caleb Williams in 2024, while also trading for Pro-Bowl wide receiver Keenan Allen.




Personal life


Poles is married to his wife, Katie, and they have two children together. Poles graduated from Boston College with a degree in communications in 2007.




References






External links


Chicago Bears bio

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