Bears add defensive line depth by trading for Browns’ Tryon-Shoyinka

The Bears boosted their pass rush depth before Tuesday’s trade deadline by adding Cleveland Browns defensive end Joe Tryon-Shoyinka.

The Bears sent a 2026 sixth-round pick and will receive a 2026 seventh along with Tryon-Shoyinka.

Tuesday’s move was the lone trade Chicago made before the deadline. It comes after the Bears’ defensive line was hit by major injuries the past few weeks.

Chicago lost defensive tackle Shemar Turner, one of this year’s second-round picks, for the rest of the season when he tore his ACL against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 8. On Monday, Bears head coach Ben Johnson announced defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo, the team’s top pass rush acquisition this offseason, was out the rest of the year after suffering an injury in Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Defensive end Dominique Robinson also missed the past couple games with an ankle injury. Second-year defensive end Austin Booker made his season debut Sunday after the team activated him off injured reserve last week.

Tryon-Shoyinka should offer reinforcement as the Bears try to build upon their 5-3 start to the season. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Tryon-Shoyinka No. 32 overall in 2021 but declined to pick up his fifth-year option after last season. The Browns signed him to a one-year, $4.75 million deal in March.

Tryon-Shoyinka has 15 career sacks and 36 quarterback hits in 74 games. He played in eight games for Cleveland this season and has no sacks, one quarterback hit and nine tackles. Chicago will likely have Tryon-Shoyinka take snaps behind starters Montez Sweat and Booker, who’s likely to take Odeyingbo’s spot.

Chicago placed Odeyingbo on injured reserve Tuesday to make room for Tryon-Shoyinka on the active roster. The Bears also placed practice squad offensive lineman Ricky Stromberg on injured reserve and signed offensive lineman Kyle Hergel to their practice squad.