The Chicago Bears are hiring Ryan Poles as their next general manager. Poles has worked his way up from being an undrafted free agent with the Bears to one of the top members of the Kansas City Chiefs’ front office.
Poles was considered a rising star within the Chiefs organization, where he has plenty of experience on the scouting side of things and has been part of a winning franchise in Kansas City.
Poles has been in high demand this offseason, where he’s been a finalist for the Bears, Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants GM vacancies.
Now that the Bears have found their new GM, here are 5 things to know about Poles: