CHICAGO -- The Bears are signing left guard Cody Whitehair to a five-year, $52.5 million extension that includes $27.5 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The deal gives Whitehair the second-largest guarantee for a guard extension in NFL history.
Finalizing a lucrative extension for Whitehair was a preseason priority for the Bears. Chicago previously locked up starting left tackle Charles Leno to a four-year extension that contained $18 million in guarantees. Starting right tackle Bobby Massie re-signed in the offseason for four years and $15.8 million guaranteed.
Selected by the Bears in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft, Whitehair has started every game since his rookie year and has played three different positions (center, left guard, right guard).