Bears' Tyson Bagent breaks down in tears after receiving life-changing contract: 'Weight off my shoulders'

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The Chicago Bears may have Caleb Williams as the future at quarterback, but the dedication of his backup, Tyson Bagent, led general manager Ryan Poles to give him a reported two-year, $10 million contract extension.

That decision brought Bagent to tears during his press conference on Wednesday.

Of course, this isn’t a record-breaking contract, but with a maximum value of $16 million including incentives, Bagent couldn’t contain how he felt about earning such a large sum of money.

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Chicago Bears quarterback Tyson Bagent looks to pass the ball during training camp at Halas Hall on July 23, 2025. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Imagn Images)

"A lot of people don’t know this, but my dad is my right-hand man," Bagent told reporters while wiping away tears. "He didn’t have running water until high school, so there’s definitely a lot of people I can certainly help with this gift I’ve been blessed with. It’s certainly a weight off my shoulders and my family’s shoulders."

The 25-year-old was an undrafted free agent out of Shepherd, a Division II college, in 2023. He worked his way up the Bears’ depth chart during training camp that year, and earned himself the backup role behind Justin Fields.

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When Fields went down with injury that year, Bagent started four games, and he won his first for Chicago. He became the first undrafted Division II