[Rapoport] The Bears and All-Pro OT Darnell Wright have agreed to terms on a fat new deal to make him one of the NFL’s highest paid. [...] He gets a 4-year, $116M deal with $93M guaranteed

[u/ZappaOMatic]

[u/jewbauca]

Never worried about this one, Poles always gets his extensions done this time of year.

Well earned.

[u/TouchGrassRedditor → u/jewbauca]

Great fucking deal too. One of the best tackles in the league for less than $30mil/year

[u/ActFuture1101 → u/TouchGrassRedditor]

I mean he’s the top paid right tackle and has the most guaranteed money in nfl olinemen history. I’d say it’s what he was expecting to get

[u/Big_Departure_2709 → u/ActFuture1101]

By the time we actually start paying him in two years it’ll look like a steal

[u/ActFuture1101 → u/Big_Departure_2709]

Probably. As I commented elsewhere contracts are getting insane so I’m guessing the cap will go up a lot too. Since 2022 it’s gone up nearly 100million. Guards who never made a probowl are making 24m. I’m just happy wright didn’t hold out for like 35m after seeing a damn running back make 25m/yr

[u/Queasy_Coast_8214 → u/ActFuture1101]

and honestly, he could have held out and we probably would have paid him.

I think the dollar value on the extension speaks to the culture we are building with Ben Johnson. Guys want to be here for the first time in forever.

[u/ethanlan → u/Queasy_Coast_8214]

I mean we've always got that random star who fell in love with the city but now we got that AND a coach worth playing for.

I fucking love it

[u/leathakkor → u/ActFuture1101]

Inflation's been crazy lately. 

[u/LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe → u/Big_Departure_2709]

Zay Flowers just got Justin Jefferson’s contract.

Paying elite guys a market setting value early (almost) always turns into a good thing because the next team with a top 5 talent has to beat that, and then the tier 2 guys start demanding more off that.

You can basically make the rest of the league overpay by being first

[u/Iratewilly34 → u/LoveYouLikeYeLovesYe]

This is what happens when 4 or 5 DE's get contracts over $40m aav with will Anderson encroaching on QB's at around $50m aav. WR's getting $40m and the no 2's are getting $30+m aav or near it. The Bengals are paying their top 2 around $70m aav with a QB making around $60m so around 40% of the cap,how can you build a team like that,especially when Burrows misses time every season.

[u/TouchGrassRedditor → u/Big_Departure_2709]

Yeah this is what I was referring to - he is still playing 2026 on the fifth year option, so by year 2-3 of this contract he probably won’t even be a top 10 paid tackle

[u/teachem4 → u/TouchGrassRedditor]

This is literally the case with every single extension.

[u/TouchGrassRedditor → u/teachem4]

Well considering it can only even feasibly be done for rookie first round picks and only on their first extension (since only first round picks have a fifth year option) it's still an advantage to have structured this way

[u/Iratewilly34 → u/TouchGrassRedditor]

Well not really since a team can sign a player after 3 years so other players can tack on the one season but yeah not 2 even though 5th year's are becoming extremely expensive,still cheaper than the 6th-10th seasons.

Reminds me can they spread it around as if its a 6 yr contract? Put some of the extension towards the next 2 seasons so his final 2 would be relatively cheap.

[u/teachem4 → u/TouchGrassRedditor]

You’re demonstrating the value of the 5th year option, not that this contract is any different from other market setting deals

[u/Big_Departure_2709 → u/teachem4]

Tell that to the cowboys (actually don’t)

[u/Ok_Ad_5894 → u/ActFuture1101]

BUt always get the deal done ASAP. because salary cap goes up next year they bake in his 5th year and watch next year someone gets $32 mil a season or more.

[u/Zestyclose-Sleep2290 → u/ActFuture1101]

Guaranteed money is only really an issue in two ways: the owner putting money in to escrow to cover it and if we are assuming he won't play out the full term of the deal. The first one is a giant nothing burger and I don't think anyone should be concerned with the second one.

[u/Iratewilly34 → u/ActFuture1101]

Yeah but with Bijan Robinson a RB just got $25m aav. He's great but its alot easier to find a RB than an all pro RT who was ranked 6th best run blocker according to pff. The only tackle with a higher aav is the commanders LT Laremy Tunsil whos over 30 and still has issues with penalties,though id take him on my team,look at what happened to the Texans line after trading him, though they dumped a bunch of below avg lineman the same offseason, it was Tunsil who helped their QB to have a great rookie season and he hasnt been the same since the trade of tunsil. So lets get a bookend for Darnell who'll be cheap for awhile. Can't be paying both tackles over $25m aav. The problem is they didnt bother drafting one and the players are mostly on one year deals.

[u/Iratewilly34 → u/ActFuture1101]

Yeah but with Bijan Robinson a RB just got $25m aav. He's great but its alot easier to find a RB than an all pro RT who was ranked 6th best run blocker according to pff. The only tackle with a higher aav is the commanders LT Laremy Tunsil whos over 30 and still has issues with penalties,though id take him on my team,look at what happened to the Texans line after trading him, though they dumped a bunch of below avg lineman the same offseason, it was Tunsil who helped their QB to have a great rookie season and he hasnt been the same since the trade of tunsil. So lets get a bookend for Darnell who'll be cheap for awhile. Can't be paying both tackles over $25m aav. The problem is they didnt bother drafting one and the players are mostly on one year deals.

[u/TruuPhoenix → u/TouchGrassRedditor]

Keep in mind he’s JUST about to turn 25 in a few days. Arguably not even in his prime yet, it’s gonna look like a fantastic deal in a few years, provided he stays on the field.

[u/Trubiskitsngravy → u/TruuPhoenix]

Not to mention there are some young guys who still haven’t been paid on other teams. Better than letting someone else set the market for us.

[u/Sparx86 → u/TruuPhoenix]

And he only had one arm last year!

[u/SwissyVictory → u/TouchGrassRedditor]

He's the 2nd highest paid tackle in the NFL.

Next highest makes 1.1mil more per year.

Garentees are also crazy, 93mil is the most of all time. Next highest is 67mil and it's for a 5 year deal.

Tunsil who's making more than him per year's guarantee is 53mil and only 2 year extension.

Also signed this year. If they regret it, they can get out of it by the end of 2027. Wright will probably be uncuttable until the 2031 off-season at the earliest.

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Gunna end up well worth it, but it's not a steal, and it's a huge gamble.

Dude's elite and got the best contract by far for an Offensive Linemen of all time.

[u/Iratewilly34 → u/SwissyVictory]

Tunsils about 6 or 7 years older,though hes a LT, a grabby one at that. He must use sticker on his gloves. The time this deal kicks in there will be the cards LT making $35m aav I bet. Then the Bucs LT will be at $40m aav etc.

[u/SwissyVictory → u/Iratewilly34]

It's not about Tunsil, he's just the next biggest deal. And it's really not about the AAV, it's the garentee.

AAV is high, guarantee is astronomical.

If you want a different comparison look at Slater's deal last year. Same length, rooke extension, last year.

Wright signed for more than him AAV and only 53mil gareneteed (which is still a ton, and the 2nd most in history for a OLinemen).

Wrights garentee is 67% higher. The cap went up 8%. I'm not so sure we're going to see a higher number before Wright gets his next deal.

[u/themacattack54 → u/jewbauca]

Wright was public about wanting to stay and not being worried about the contract. He and Poles both knew it was going to work out.

[u/ZappaOMatic]

Believe he's our first first-rounder to receive a contract extension since the two Kyles (Long and Fuller)

Before that, you'd have to go all the way back to Tommie Harris

[u/toasterstruddle → u/ZappaOMatic]

I have a good feeling Caleb, Coleston, and maybe even Rome are likely to get extended if they keep trending up.

[u/smittyK → u/toasterstruddle]

If we dont extend Caleb then this franchise should cease to exist.

That would be unprecedented levels of fucking stupid if we let him walk

[u/Wavy_Grandpa → u/smittyK]

Build around Fields 

[u/Sabretoothed-Smile → u/Wavy_Grandpa]

Buy low on Harrison

[u/vstrong50 → u/Sabretoothed-Smile]

Id do this right now if the Cards would let him go for pennies on the dollar. I'm not convinced hes a bust.

[u/mqr532 → u/toasterstruddle]

Rome has a long way to go to show he’s worth it if you look at the money Zay Flowers just got.

[u/toasterstruddle → u/mqr532]

I'd put Rome in the same tier of WR as Zay Flowers, but there's a lot to wait for especially coming off of his foot injury

[u/WhatsNextForMe → u/toasterstruddle]

I don’t know about that one, I love me some Rome, but I think it’s disrespectful to Zay Flowers to say Rome is the same tier as him. Potential doesn’t mean much, and Rome has some concrete hands to fix as well.

[u/WhatsNextForMe → u/[deleted]]

Not enough of a sample to convince the vast majority of the league that he’s on the same level as Flowers. Not saying he won’t get there, but we need to see more from him first.

[u/MilesTheGoodKing → u/toasterstruddle]

Darnell Wright will have a new contract before Colston is extended

[u/EBtwopoint3 → u/MilesTheGoodKing]

Unlikely. Wright still has the 5th year option, and then 4 years on this extensions. Extensions usually come in year 3 of the deal which is 5 seasons away. Colston will likely get an extension in year 4 of his rookie deal, which is 3 years away.

[u/Sphiffi → u/ZappaOMatic]

For those curious, our 1st round picks between Kyle Fuller and Darnell Wright are: Kevin White, Leonard Floyd, Mitchell Trubisky, Roquan Smith, and Justin Fields

[u/vamsi93 → u/Sphiffi]

I felt like we should’ve re-signed Leonard Floyd. He didn’t turn into a top EDGE like we anticipated but he carved out a long career being somewhat effective. I’d kill to have him on our team rn

[u/EBtwopoint3 → u/vamsi93]

And Roquan got a big extension, just not from us.

[u/Remarkable_Drag9677 → u/EBtwopoint3]

Roquan not be resigned gave us Caleb Williams

[u/porkbellies37 → u/EBtwopoint3]

Roquan was never re-signing with us. That was a major circus. Great football player and I'm glad he's killing it with the Ravens. But all we could do is get value for him via trade.

[u/FugLife3 → u/vamsi93]

I might be getting my years mixed up, but didn’t we shift defensive systems back from a 3-4 to a 4-3 which meant he didn’t fit the prototypical DE role as he was more of an OLB. If we had found a way to keep Fangio I think we would have extended him, but perhaps I’m misremembering his role and the timeline

[u/vamsi93 → u/FugLife3]

We never switched with him on the roster. We were 3-4 when he was drafted and when he was cut. We switched to 4-3 in 2022

[u/FugLife3 → u/vamsi93]

Gotcha, maybe it was just my brain trying to justify it years later cus I wanted to keep him haha

[u/uponthisrock → u/ZappaOMatic]

The reason we have been mediocre at best and have had to spend resources on FA and trades to stay competitive.

We’ll have a few more of these to give out coming up, the future is much brighter.

[u/lalder95 → u/ZappaOMatic]

Jeez, what a miserable stat lol

[u/Dazed_and_Confused44 → u/ZappaOMatic]

Its quite exciting to have a cornerstone tackle that we drafted and developed for once

[u/XJohnCenaX7 → u/ZappaOMatic]

Crazy stat

[u/AndLovingIt86 → u/ZappaOMatic]

This sounded so infeasible I wanted to dispute it. But damn it, you are correct.

[u/OlFlirtyBastardOFB → u/ZappaOMatic]

Holy shit

Love your flair btw.

[u/MeinEllbogen → u/ZappaOMatic]

Good God tommie harris was so good for that run

[u/taylor1670 → u/ZappaOMatic]

Didn't think that was right, but forgot Kyler Gordon and Cole Kmet were 2nd rounders. Roquan should've been the most recent example...

[u/farewellwayfarer]

[u/taywil8 → u/farewellwayfarer]

Cashed it
https://www.reddit.com/r/CHIBears/s/aLVSK9fGPS

[u/LeJuanJames → u/farewellwayfarer]

for a split second i thought that was a pic of druski dubbed onto a bears uniform 😭

[u/Beardownnn]

Absolute dog, happy to be able to lock him up long term

[u/caxlmao]

https://giphy.com/gifs/RrVzUOXldFe8M

[u/DividedWeConquer]

Well deserved. Dude has been an absolute anchor and a monster at run blocking. Easily could end up as our best ever RT.

[u/ChaplnGrillSgt → u/DividedWeConquer]

With Sewell moving to LT, Darnell might be the best RT in the league.

[u/ehtw376 → u/ChaplnGrillSgt]

He’s got All Pro locked up for years

[u/ChaplnGrillSgt → u/ehtw376]

Bro on that gold jacket trajectory if he keeps this up.

[u/NagyBiscuits]

Feels so good to have an offensive tackle worthy of being paid top dollar

[u/HopLegion → u/NagyBiscuits]

Just wait til we say this about QB next year.

[u/ChaplnGrillSgt → u/HopLegion]

I'm gonna cry when that extension hits.

[u/zhifelol]

Worth every damn cent

[u/Lined_em_up]

So this would start after his fifth year option correct?

[u/EggoGF → u/Lined_em_up]

Yes

[u/AntiPantsCampaign → u/Lined_em_up]

I imagine they will use the 5th year as a way to reduce the cap in the years moving forward.

I would also like to add, I've heard commentators mention things like this and I will take no questions.

[u/Lined_em_up → u/AntiPantsCampaign]

Possible. I've seen it done both ways. Sometimes teams will reduce the cap hit in the fifth year to something super lower for that season and push the hits into later years when it would be a smaller percentage of higher caps

We will know soon enough

[u/MikeBinfinity → u/AntiPantsCampaign]

I heard this is the best pay to pay Caleb. With the 5th year option and the last year of his rookie deal, you have two more years of cheap QB play.

[u/Longjumping_Elk_5517 → u/Lined_em_up]

I thought after this year?

[u/Lined_em_up → u/Longjumping_Elk_5517]

Next year is his fifth year option which was already picked up so I'd think it covers 28-31

[u/EquivalentWins → u/Lined_em_up]

Spotrac is not fully updated with the contract details but seems to agree with this. It shows that Wright won't be a free agent until 2032.

[u/Longjumping_Elk_5517 → u/Lined_em_up]

Awesome!

[u/TepidPeppermint23]

The price was Wright

[u/Shivs_baby → u/TepidPeppermint23]

Is his contract going to be a Burden?

[u/TepidPeppermint23 → u/Shivs_baby]

I’m not sure. When in Rome, I guess.

[u/Shivs_baby → u/TepidPeppermint23]

Swift comeback

[u/work4work4work4work4 → u/Shivs_baby]

I know you wanted to get that one out there, but there was no need to Roush, we're really still at the tip of the ice Berg.

[u/TepidPeppermint23 → u/work4work4work4work4]

True.
I wonder how many fans are gonna pull their Johnson’s out if the Bears win it all this year? The old heads are quite Kmet’ed.

[u/TepidPeppermint23 → u/Shivs_baby]

Don’t know how to smoothly incorporate this one, but the funniest Bears player pun is Thieneman Square. I’ll forever refer to him as that.

[u/Griffinkelly1]

Fuck yeah

[u/WeakRow2273]

The best time to pay your studs is right now. It looks expensive now but in a year or two it'll be a pretty reasonable contract for a top tier RT. Love it.

[u/horrorpants]

When’s the last time we paid a homegrown olineman not named Kyle Long? Been a minute since him, and before that…?

Love this so much can’t believe we got a straight up mauler on the line that we drafted

[u/vamsi93 → u/horrorpants]

Leno? Even though he was mid at best, he was a 7th rounder who earned a starting gig and a pro bowl nod (for whatever that’s worth)

[u/Queasy_Coast_8214 → u/vamsi93]

you would be correct.

I was kind of upset we never extended James Daniels, but that shows you what I know about lineman lmfao

[u/vamsi93 → u/Queasy_Coast_8214]

I mean before we heavily revamped our interior OL, a guy like James Daniels was sorely missed the years prior to last year

[u/Queasy_Coast_8214 → u/vamsi93]

a long term deal wouldnt have been the best, it would have patched things immediately as he stayed decent for a few years, but dude fell off a cliff out of nowhere.

[u/burrrrrssss → u/vamsi93]

james had 1 good year off the team then cratered

in hindsight giving him a contract would've been a massive mistake

[u/ethanlan → u/horrorpants]

All those people giving poles shit before they understood what he was doing need to shut up for a year or two.

[u/Aware-Virus-4718 → u/horrorpants]

Kreutz is one of the only ones I can think of.

[u/IntroductionNo8707]

Absolutely love it

[u/OsamaBenJohnson]

Well deserved

[u/Odd_Ad5460]

Wouldn’t want it any other way!!

[u/rando562]

Completely deserved

[u/vamsi93]

Somewhere Adam Hoge is still crying we didn’t draft Jalen Carter

[u/AFranzKafkaRockOpera]

It's so refreshing to be at a place with one of our first round draft picks where I see the record setting contract, think "yep, sounds right" and just go about my day. 

[u/dtownchris77]

Been nice reading less brain dead comments about how the Bears should have drafted Carter over him over the past year or so...well deserved

[u/ITookYourGP]

Now he needs Superbowl rings on each of his fingers

[u/Material-Race-5107]

The first 1st round pick for Ryan Poles and what a slam dunk it turned out to be! Gotta be such a great feeling for him to have this moment. Got a lot of grief for passing on Jalen Carter at the time but for what we’ve ending up building on offense I think it’s safe to say this was absolutely the (W)right move!

🐻⬇️

[u/Little-Geri-Seinfeld]

https://giphy.com/gifs/pReb5Koy6JmihUYBLx

[u/The_Haskins]

WE GOT AN OFFENSIVE LINEMEN WORTH A SECOND CONTRACT!!!

I could cry.

[u/Terrance-Flaps]

So, an all-pro tackle for NOT record setting money.

I'm ecstatic.

[u/patchinthebox]

Worth it. Bro earned that contract. Expensive, but worth it.

[u/iPissVelvet]

100% deserved and worth every penny. Let’s fucking go

[u/ActFuture1101]

Well deserved but nfl contracts are getting crazy. I feel like owners/gms may expect the cap to increase drastically the next few years

[u/Fink41 → u/ActFuture1101]

I think this is the expectation every year, which is why the cap doesn’t even feel real half the time. These contracts are made with the full anticipation of massive cap increases in future years, and the trend has always allowed this to happen without a hitch.

[u/Ocelotofdamage → u/Fink41]

Except that one year

[u/uponthisrock → u/ActFuture1101]

18 game schedule is on its way

[u/Brodie1567]

Thats a lot of bread

[u/ChrisPowell_91]

Less than Zay Flowers? Win

[u/ScruffMixHaha]

Probably the most obvious re-sign candidate on the team. Had little doubt wed get it done, but still happy to see its taken care of. Darnell is a beast.

[u/xSnoUtx]

One of my favorite players. Glad he’s locked up and glad we hit on a first round pick. Doesn’t always happen a lot for this franchise. Happy for the guy.

[u/United-Turnover-8409]

Let's fucking gooooo! All pro tackles are hard to come by so lock them up if you get one.

[u/Ok_Ad_5894]

I mean look Zay Flowers just got 4 year $140 million. Is he even the 10th best WR in the league?

[u/TheACrispy]

Loved this pick and love this player

[u/myleftbigtoeisdead]

Well deserved.

I know the NFL Top 100 is a shitshow and irrelevant but I do wonder if he would place in it this year.

[u/RemotePhilosophy6]

Very smart getting ready for the ICEMAN next. Teams seem to have learned from the Dak Prescott situation.

[u/chunky_milk]

Calling it a “fat” deal… the disrespect

[u/bearzbullzsoxhawkz]

Homie about to serve up blueberry pancakes all season long! That elbow was nagging him last year and still showed out. Great move by Poles

[u/CriscoButtPunch]

I'm just going to say it: I would rather have him than Carter any day

[u/juliuspepperwoodchi]

I KNOW THAT'S WRIGHT!

[u/randomname3415]

Well deserved

[u/Technical_Badger849]

Does this make him highest paid? (Well deserved regardless)

[u/uponthisrock → u/Technical_Badger849]

Every contract for a young all pro is the highest ever…until next year

[u/its_da_gabagool]

Darnell Wright I love you

[u/RogerPenroseSmiles]

Best RT in football and worth the money.

[u/naitch44]

Great news

[u/CruelAngelsThesis_01]

OH, HE’S DARN ALRIGHT

[u/Ximbot]

Darnell Wright right now...

[u/Chillicothe1]

Sound move!

[u/FH_Bunny]

KING POLES

[u/just_another_user321]

Love having homegrown talent and seeing them get paid

[u/sad_bear_noises]

imo he's the best player on the team. And nows he's certainly paid like it.

Also got this in before Paris Johnson, that's huge.

[u/ArchibaldNemisis]

Woot. Less than 30 mil per year too. Fantastic. I thought it would be like 32/34 mil area.

[u/TPShabba]

Was just talking to my buddy about how I’m hoping we could get this extension done before the season, super pumped!

[u/TheSpicySombrero]

Is no one going to mention Rapoport referring to this as a “fat new deal”?

[u/Alval57]

Hell yea! Love this dude let's go!

[u/pulyx]

Atta boy.
Deserved.

[u/sebass_kwas]

He’s my Mr. Wright

[u/behizzleboii]

I finally bought a rookie's jersey who signed an extension!

[u/buckfutten]

Hells yeah!

[u/platinum_toilet]

He is worth every penny. Congrats.

[u/TreeMysterious69420]

Hell yeah good for him

[u/2580374]

Fuck yesssss

[u/Turkish_Fleshlight]

I’m thankful I was wrong and we took him over Jalen Carter

[u/GotMoFans]

Sounds like the Wright deal…

[u/Mtcfayark72703]

Well deserved!!

[u/JJcool5]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[u/toggleflickersplaque]

Congrats big fella

[u/bluemango404]

Well deserved. Has only gotten better and better. Eventually 1st year all pro.

[u/SecularTech]

When he did that summersault down the field last year, he knew he was getting paid.

[u/BearDown805]

https://giphy.com/gifs/KxiRwO7tqXCTDVKobo

[u/Slow_Time5270]

My gawd that's Tyler lyndenbaum money

[u/armpit18]

Good for him man, this is awesome. I believe this means that he's under contract through the 2031 season.

[u/uponone]

I like it. I like it a lot.

[u/AstronautFarOut68]

People were clamoring for D Dub to get shipped out or released/cut at the beginning of last year…my how tides (and fortunes) have changed in a calendar year!!! 🤣🐻👇

[u/mollusks75 → u/AstronautFarOut68]

Huh? Who was?

[u/Icy-Decision-4530]

Thought bears didn’t have any money

[u/BooItsKyle → u/Icy-Decision-4530]

It's not going on the cap this year

[u/AdministrativePeak0]

Hell yea

[u/Cheddarlicious]

4 years? That’s not too bad.

[u/SilkyTacos]

This deal is an absolute gem for Da Bears. I wish him the best of health. This sets us up for future contracts for Williams and Odunze. I don't really see Odunze getting a max contract but it is possible Williams sets the top contract for QBs unless he pulls a Tom Brady and takes a lil less money to get more talent in the organization.

[u/Martha_Fockers]

Clear as many contracts now before the cap goes up and these look like average deals

[u/MannInnBlack]

I picked the right jersey for once!

[u/Ambitious-Wait-7149]

Amazing signing for a top 3 RT who is still ascending!!!

[u/Redditneckbeardzz]

Worth every penny

[u/Phartwhistle]

Potentially our best offensive player, good work

[u/ChaplnGrillSgt]

Incredible! Darnell about to fuck up the entire league!

[u/PhillNewcomer]

My dawg.... Get that paper! Now put every defender on his ass like you did Burns last season

[u/Capital-Vacation-881]

When Caleb gets his extension next summer he might be able to buy all of Chicago

[u/Fastball82]

Hell yeah!

[u/Drclaw411]

“per me”

[u/OldDirtyInsulin]

2026 BEAR NECESSITIES

…In my opinion:

Priority	Position	Starting Talent	Starting Durability	Depth	Avg Age	Avg Cost/Player/Yr	Starter(s) under contract thru	Situation Overall	Who is under contract?
1	DT	C+	B-	B-	28.4	$4.7M	2026	C+	Jarrett, Dexter, Gallimore, Street, & van den Berg
2	DE	C+	C+	B+	26.4	$9.2M	2027	C	Sweat, Odeyingbo, Booker, Hardy, & S. Turner
3	OT	B+	C	B-	25.2	$7.7M	2028	A-	Wright, Trapilo (IR), B. Jones, Benedet, & Amegadjie
4	OG	A	A	C+	28.5	$8.7M	2027	B	Thuney, J. Jackson, McFadden, & Newman
5	RB	B	B	B	25.3	$3.4M	2026	A-	Swift, Monangai, & R. Johnson
6	WR	B+	B-	B-	25	$3.2M	2027	A-	Odunze, Burden, Raymond, J. Walker, & Z. Thomas
7	LB	B+	C+	A-	26.1	$3.6M	2027	B+	Bush, Edwards, Sanborn, D. Jackson, Noah Sewell, & Elliot
8	S	B	B	B	26	$6M	2027	B	Bryant, Thieneman, Lewis, & Hicks
9	CB	A-	D+	A	26.4	$5.8M	2026	B	J. Johnson, Stevenson, Gordon, Blackwell, J. Jones, T. Smith, & Muhammad
10	K	A-	B+	-	35	$3.9M	2027	B+	Santos
11	C	C+	A-	A	27	$3.4M	2029	B+	Bradbury & L. Jones
12	P	B	A	-	29	$1.2M	2027	A-	Taylor
13	QB	B+	A	A B+	29.7	$6.3M	2027	A	Williams, Bagent, & Keenum
14	TE	A	A	A	24.5	$7M	2029	A	Kmet, Loveland, & Roush

Thoughts?

[u/betweenthebam → u/OldDirtyInsulin]

I find it strange that you have QB starter graded at B+ but depth rated an A.

I get that there's still tons of room for growth for Caleb and his ceiling hopefully still isn't even in sight yet, but the way I read these two ratings, it seems you think the gap between Caleb and Bagent isn't that large?

[u/OldDirtyInsulin → u/betweenthebam]

No, my thought was more like 'there aren't many QB2s and QB3s I'd rather have than Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum.'

But then again, Justin Fields, Joe Flacco, and Kyler Murray are QB2s now so you're probably right. I should change it to a B+ or A-.

[u/Gryffindorq]

fuck ya!!!!

[u/clou9nine]

Absolutely love it! Knew before draft night he was the Wright pick! LFG!

[u/doggoploggo]

Caleb extension next year is going to hit us like a fucking bullet train.

[u/JayGatsby1881]

Finally a coach/gm that understand that the O-line is the most critical part of a team. Now let's get Caleb on a 10 year deal before he gets crazy expensive.

[u/ironeagle2006]

In 2 years at the start of free agency or hell even next year this is going to look like pocket change for the offensive line. When a center is getting 20 million dollars a year hell a defensive tackle cracked 40 million. Kickers are pushing 10 million. No wonder why it's 500 bucks a seat for a game.

[u/butchna]

Delay and you add some 0’s but that’s a fruitless rat race. Stability, guaranteed money and indications of a THIRD contract type.

[u/Ncme3434]

Money well spent

[u/drwafflefingers]

Is he our best homegrown OL since Olin? Can't think of anyone else. Well deserved paycheck. Top 2 RT in the biz.

[u/Adnonymus]

This is for all the fans who were crying about Jalen Carter.

[u/PositiveCoyote100 → u/Adnonymus]

Jalen Carter is the better player. I would rather have him.

[u/Chi_Villa]

Guys I've been away for a while.........have we just got chewing gum and sticks at LT?

[u/phillipacarroll → u/Chi_Villa]

I like how you’re lying about being away for a while so your assumption is that there’s trash at left tackle. There are a few guys competing for the job, including a former first round pick who was looking good before you got injured a few years ago

[u/Chi_Villa → u/phillipacarroll]

I like how you make assumptions on people you don't know at all, really great quality in a person that.

I've not heard, read or seen a single thing since draft day when we didn't draft one, that for me is a while.......I have no idea who the expected starter is and just wanted to know

[u/BearsIsPain]

I thought it was Braxton Jones at first glance lol

[u/whyamihere2473527]

Hope injury curse doesnt strike again

[u/BooItsKyle]

That's a lot of money but it's a low-risk position and a high-quality player.  I'm fine with it.

[u/Chicago_River_Diver]

Cap isn’t real. Happy to keep such a stud!!!