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The Bears have extended another defensive starter.
The Bears have signed linebacker T.J. Edwards to a two-year contract extension worth $20 million with $16.6 million fully guaranteed. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport was the first to report the news on Wednesday.
Edwards signed a three-year deal with the Bears in March of 2023, giving him one more year left on his current contract. In his two years in Chicago, he has played in all 34 games, tallying a combined 284 tackles, 6.5 sacks and 20 tackles for a loss in that span.
The 28-year-old Edwards now remains under contract through the 2027 season. A native of Lake Villa, Illinois, he grew up a Bears fan and gets to stick around on his hometown team for a while longer.
This marks the second contract extension the Bears have made for a starting defender in the last week, as they signed cornerback Kyler Gordon to a three-year extension on Sunday.
With Gordon and Edwards locked down to extensions, the Bears can eventually head into the 2026 offseason with fewer variables up in the air. Notable players who still remain on track to hit free agency next year include Joe Thuney, Braxton Jones, Kevin Byard and Andrew Billings.
