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The Bears have vowed to keep cornerback Jaylon Johnson around.
They’ll be able to, starting Tuesday. That’s when the two-week window opens for NFL teams to issue the franchise and transition tag to, at the least, lock players into a one-year deal for 2024.
The Bears are expected to give Johnson the franchise tag if they can’t work out a contract extension.
“Jaylon’s not going to go anywhere,” general manager Ryan Poles vowed in January.