Courtney Cronin
LAKE FOREST, Unwell. — Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent has signed a two-year extension, the workforce introduced Wednesday.
Monetary phrases weren't disclosed, however a supply informed ESPN that Bagent will obtain $10 million within the deal and might earn as much as $16 million with incentives.
Bagent, 25, was getting into the ultimate season of his rookie contract and was set to turn into a restricted free agent after the Bears' 2025 marketing campaign. The previous undrafted product from Division II Shepherd College has been the backup quarterback in Chicago since 2023.
Bagent turned in a powerful preseason efficiency towards the Buffalo Payments on Sunday evening, finishing 13 of twenty-two passes for 196 yards and a landing in Chicago's 38-0 win. Regardless of including veteran Case Keenum this offseason, Bagent held down his place because the workforce's No. 2 quarterback and can function Caleb Williams' backup for a second straight 12 months.
Bagent's dedication and skill to function Chicago's new offense left a powerful impression on the brand new Bears teaching workers.
“Man, he is been phenomenal,” Bears coach Ben Johnson stated earlier this month. “I imply, he is good as a whip. Admire the seriousness and intent that he brings each time he walks right into a room. Assembly room, walk-through, it would not matter. He is locked in. He is targeted. I believe his teammates really feel that from him.
“Love the actual fact, he'll throw the ball, and he retains working by his progressions simply so it goes house with precisely the place everybody's going to be in case he needed to transfer on. I believe he is taken this critically. He is getting ready the precise means. And I could not be extra thrilled that he is right here with us.”
Bagent began 4 video games throughout his rookie season rather than former Bears quarterback Justin Fields. He gained in his debut towards the Las Vegas Raiders and completed 2-2 as a starter in 2023. He noticed restricted motion in 2024 and tried solely two move makes an attempt.
Throughout Fox's broadcast of Sunday evening's preseason recreation between the Bears and Payments, basic supervisor Ryan Poles credited the quarterback's work ethic, stating “there is not a tougher employee on this soccer workforce than Tyson Bagent.”
“It means the world,” Bagent stated. “That's the greatest praise I can consider receiving. It means the world. It permits me to come back into the workplace with as a lot confidence as I might probably have. So long as I can really feel like that and proceed to work as arduous as I can — the tougher I work the luckier I get. Simply making an attempt to maintain that factor going.”
