As it turns out, there was a good reason Bears tackle Darnell Wright last week said he wasn't worried about his contract extension and even predicted he'd be in Chicago for a long time.
It will be a long, long time at the money he received from the Bears when Wright reached agreement Tuesday on a four-year contract extension
Wright became the highest-paid Bears player ever in terms of average annual pay and guaranteed money with a four-year contract extension for $116 million. The guaranteed money was reported at $93 million by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, an NFL record for an offensive lineman.
He is also the highest-paid right tackle in the NFL now as his deal bested the one signed by Detroit's Penei Sewell when coach Ben Johnson was the Lions offensive coordinator. Sewell, though, is converting to left tackle, but he was a right tackle when he signed and his deal was four years and $112 million with $85 million guaranteed, per Spotrac.com. That merely shows how much contracts go up in specific positions each year.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 4, 2026Expect Sewell's people to want a raise. Breaking all kinds of Bears recordsThe deal breaks the Bears average annual amount record wide receiver DJ Moore had when he signed a contract extension for four years and $110 million. Moore's guarantee was $82 million.
