The Chicago Bears on Tuesday acquired defensive lineman Joe Tryon-Shoyinka via trade with the Cleveland Browns. The Bears acquired Tryon-Shoyinka and a 2026 seventh-round selection from the Browns, which Cleveland initially obtained from Philadelphia via Jacksonville, in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round selection.
Additionally, Chicago placed defensive lineman Dayo Odeyingbo on Reserve/Injured, placed offensive lineman Ricky Stromberg on Reserve/Injured; Practice Squad and signed offensive lineman Kyle Hergel to the club’s practice squad.
Tryon-Shoyinka has appeared in 74 career regular-season games, starting 45 along the defensive front, for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2021-24) and the Cleveland Browns (2025). Entering the league as a first-round selection by Tampa Bay (32nd overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft, Tryon-Shoyinka has accumulated 138 total tackles (86 solo), including 15.0 sacks and 21 total tackles for loss, as well as two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and eight passes defensed. In the postseason, Tryon-Shoyinka has six games played (one start), all with the Buccaneers, totaling nine tackles, including one sack. A native of Renton, Wash., Tryon-Shoyinka played collegiately at Washington, totaling nine sacks in 25 games played over two seasons of action (2018-19), including eight sacks in 2019 en route to earning second-team all-conference recognition.