Cutdown day is tough for all general managers around the league. It's no different for Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles.
Here's what we learned from Poles in a press conference after the Bears made their final cuts and unveiled their initial 53-man roster.
Concern for the running backs?:
On Monday, Bears' starting running back D'Andre Swift was all by himself.
The Bears' running back room has been hampered by injuries, as Kyle Monongai and Roschon Johnson have missed the last two preseason games and Travis Homer was just put on the short-term injured reserve. Ian Wheeler, Royce Freeman and Brittain Brown didn't survive final cuts either.
So, it was just Swift and running backs coach Eric Bieniemy doing drills on Tuesday.
It was weird for Swift, but Poles said it was a situati