TJ Edwards agrees to three-year deal with Bears after success in Philadelphia: report

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Linebacker T.J. Edwards is getting his big payday after entering the league an undrafted free agent. 

The Chicago Bears have agreed to sign the former Philadelphia Eagle to a three-year deal worth $19.5 million, $12 million of which is fully guaranteed, per ESPN. 

The 26-year-old went undrafted and the Eagles scooped him up in 2019, where he played all 16 games, starting in four. But these past two seasons with Philly have seen Edwards take a leap in production. 

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T.J. Edwards of the Eagles in action against the Tennessee Titans at Lincoln Financial Field on Dec. 4, 2022, in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

In 2021, Edwards totaled 130 combined tackles (five for loss) with one interception, one fumble recovery and five passes defended in 16 games. 

He followed that up last season with 159 tackles to lead the Eagles in that category. It was also the third-most in franchise history. 

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He also had two sacks, 10 tackles for loss, seven passes defended and one fumble recovery in all 17 regular-season games for Philadelphia. 

The Wisconsin product fills a need for Chicago since the trade of Roquan Smith before the NFL deadline last season to the Baltimore Ravens. Smith was third in the league in total tackles, but Edwards came in seventh. The Bears will hope that production remains the same. 

T.J. Edwards of the Philadelphia Eagles on the field during the Dallas Cowboys game at AT&T Stadium on Dec. 24, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

Edwards will likely pair up