The security the Bears had hoped for with their secondary is set in stone. After matching a late afternoon offer sheet by the rival Packers, Chicago has officially re-signed Kyle Fuller to a four-year deal worth $56 million with $8 million, reports NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The Bears had originally hoped to use the transition tag on Fuller to help facilitate a long term deal they were comfortable in giving to the star cornerback. By that measure, the Packers worked that strategy to perfection for Chicago as Fuller’s four-year deal is essentially just 1.