The Chicago Bears lost another defensive end to injury, added one at the trade deadline and pulled out a roller-coaster win in Cincinnati to improve to 5-3. It has been a busy week already.

So what are the Bears getting in Joe Tryon-Shoyinka? Is signing cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. an option? And what kind of record will it take to make the playoffs? Brad Biggs answers it all in his weekly Bears mailbag.

What’s reasonable to expect from Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and any reason Ryan Poles didn’t take a bigger swing at the trade deadline? Feels underwhelming. — John A., Cary

We’ll have to see what the coaches say, but I imagine Tryon-Shoyinka as a rotational player at defensive end to begin with. He has high-end traits, which is why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted him with the 32nd pick in 2021

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