Sources: Bears, RB Swift agree to 3-year, $33.75M extension - ESPN

Two days before their season opener at Carolina, the Chicago Bears have solidified their backfield for the foreseeable future.

Running back D'Andre Swift reached an agreement on a three-year, $33.75 million contract extension that includes $27.5 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. He is now under contract through the 2029 season.

This is Swift's second contract with Chicago. He initially signed a three-year, $24 million deal with the Bears as a free agent in 2024 — one month before the Bears drafted quarterback Caleb Williams — and was set to enter a contract year in 2026.

Swift, 27, put together his best season as a pro in 2025, leading Chicago's ground attack with 1,087 yards and nine touchdowns. He also caught 34 passes for 299 yards and a touchdown. That production topped his previous career highs during his lone season with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023, for which he earned his only Pro Bowl bid.

He was a standout performer throughout training camp, prompting the conversation of contract extension last week.

«I think he's done a great job. I love his approach to this offseason,» general manager Ryan Poles said on Sept. 1.«He looks amazing. Second year in the system too. I think the combinations of having [former Bears running backs coach Eric Bieniemy] EB and [current running backs coach Eric] Studesville has been awesome for him. But I love Swifty. I love the way that he's working.»

Swift has started 34 of 35 games over the past two seasons, including the playoffs, and finished top-12 in rushing yards last season. He and his backfield partner, Kyle Monangai, built the Bears into the league's No. 3 rushing offense (144.5 yards per game) and helped Chicago generate the second-most explosive plays