The Chicago Bears have invested heavily in the trenches on both sides of the ball this offseason. Among their notable acquisitions is veteran defensive tackle Grady Jarrett, formerly of the Atlanta Falcons, though not for the reason(s) you think. He questionably secured a generous payday from the team within hours of being a cap casualty; make it make sense.
Chicago signed Jarrett to a three-year, $43.5 million contract on the same day the Falcons released him in March, including $28.5 million in guaranteed money. That currently makes him the 23rd highest-paid interior defensive lineman by average annual value alone should raise a red flag.