Bears guard Joe Thuney, left, and offensive tackle Luke Newman work out during practice last month in Lake Forest. AP

When Bears general manager Ryan Poles traded for offensive lineman Joe Thuney in March, there were plenty of reasons Poles wanted to add the veteran All-Pro.

Thuney had done it all and seen it all up to that point. He had won four Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs and was a major upgrade at the left guard position after earning four All-Pro accolades.

But Thuney also provided something else that Poles wanted to add with new head coach Ben Johnson: veteran leadership. Over the spring and throughout training camp, Thuney exuded that leadership as he embraced the role with his new team.

“It’s great,” Thuney told reporters at Halas Hall o

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