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Mark Grote

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Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

I do.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

Let me just give you guys a few updates on things that people will want to know about, and I'll get to some really good audio for you guys as well.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

As far as injury updates are concerned, Ozzie Trapillo and Noah Sewell both had surgery.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

We know with Trapillo that his next season could be shot.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

The best we could get out of them in terms of the injuries was, and it was Ryan Poles saying, you know, the expectation for Trapillo deep into next season if he is to

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

I'm adding the if part on.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

He said deep into next year.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

The good news is, as far as some of the other injuries, including Shamar Turner, Dio Dangbo, TJ Edwards, Terrell Smith, Smitty, Zay Frazier, who didn't play at all this year, Karan Amagaji, all of those guys progressing, and they are expected to be back soon.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

in the offseason program.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

So it's really good that those guys are expected back.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

No setbacks in regards to those dudes.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

We always hold out for that possibility, but no setbacks.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

We were also told that Jalen Johnson came out of the game with a wrist injury.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

No surgery needed.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

It sounded, Ryan Poles, the way he was talking, it was no big deal, but he was being upfront and honest that Jalen did come out of it with a wrist injury, which if the season had extended, it would have been like, that's the last thing that Jalen Johnson would have needed, but I would expect that he will be good to go in terms of that injury at least.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

By the time OTAs hit, we'll see about the other injury, groin, if he is good to go for that.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

As for the Bears head coach Ben Johnson, on what he saw, everybody wants to know, what he saw on the Caleb Williams interception on the ball intended for DJ Moore, over which DJ Moore has received hefty criticism from many opinioneers.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

This is kind of a little bit of a TTN special, too.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

Take a listen.

Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show
Bears report: Ryan Poles talks state of defensive line

Yeah, well, what I can add, I mean, there's a little bit of gray area that continues to go on with DJ Moore.