Joe Thuney: I wanted to stay with Bears because 'everyone's pulling in the same direction'

Chicago Bears Joe Thuney #62 stretches with teammates during practice at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times SHARE

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Left guard Joe Thuney signed his two-year contract extension Wednesday morning before setting out to practice. Thuney was otherwise entering the final year of his contract.

He said committing to the Bears felt familiar — and that’s a compliment, given that he’s won Super Bowls with the Patriots and Chiefs.

“Everyone’s pulling in the same direction,” said Thuney, whom the Bears traded for in March. “Everybody’s really determined to keep working and improving, and it’s kind of what I’m used to and it felt right. And then, you know,…