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Chicago Bears Free-Agent Focus: Austin Hooper

The Chicago Bears are paying tight end Trey Burton, and his 68 catches over the last two years, $8 million per season. Let that sink in for a minute.

While the book on Burton's Bears career isn't completely written yet, he's fallen way short of the expectations that came along with his four-year, $32 million free-agent deal signed in 2018. At this rate, he'll go down as one of general manager Ryan Pace's bigger free-agent blunders and will force Chicago to search for a potential replacement on the open market this offseason.

The top free-agent tight end this year is Falcons pass-catcher Austin Hooper, who ended 2019 with 75 catches for 787 yards and six touchdowns.