Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 20, 2025
Bears give backup QB Tyson Bagent a 2-year contract extension
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - NOVEMBER 09: Tyson Bagent #17 of the Chicago Bears celebrates after a touchdown by D’Onta Foreman #21 during the third quarter against the Carolina Panthers at Soldier Field on November 09, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.Michael Reaves/Getty Images
The Bears agreed on Wednesday to give their backup quarterback a two-year contract extension, a source confirmed. Bagent was scheduled to play the last year of his three-year rookie deal before becoming a restricted free agent, which would have allowed the Bears a right of first refusal to keep him.
Bagent will get $10 million over two years but can make an extra $6 million with incentives.
