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Brad Biggs: GM Ryan Poles says the Bears are ‘in a much better place’ than a year ago. The roster is improved — and younger.

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles speaks at a news conference on July 25, 2023, as the Bears report to training camp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Illinois.

CHICAGO — With all of the heavy lifting the Chicago Bears did since March in rebuilding a roster that had been stripped down during a 14-loss season, general manager Ryan Poles accomplished an interesting feat.

The Bears have gotten younger as they head into the season opener Sept. 10 against the Green Bay Packers. That’s notable when considering the Bears were the seventh-youngest team in the league at the start of 2022, when they carried 13 rookies into the season.

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