Tremaine Edmunds set to become highest-paid linebacker with new Bears deal: report

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The Chicago Bears continue to make moves with the free agency window open, as they’ve reportedly agreed to a massive deal with linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, per ESPN. 

The deal is said to be worth $72 million, $50 million of which is fully guaranteed, over four years. It would be the largest four-year deal for an inside linebacker in the NFL. 

Chicago has loads of cap space to work with this offseason, an estimated $70 million following their trade with the Carolina Panthers to land wide receiver D.J. Moore and draft capital. 

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Tremaine Edmunds of the Buffalo Bills warms up prior to a game against the Miami Dolphins in the AFC wild-card game at Highmark Stadium on Jan. 15, 2023, in Orchard Park, New York. (Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)

They already added to their defense with former Philadelphia Eagles linebacker T.J. Edwards joining on a three-year deal. 

But Edmunds is their big-ticket free agent now after this reported deal. The Buffalo Bills’ first-round pick in 2018 has been a two-time Pro Bowler in his five seasons with the organization, and hasn’t had a single season with under 100 tackles produced. 

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In 2022, the 24-year-old Edmunds tallied 102 tackles (six for loss) with one sack, seven passes defended in 13 games for Buffalo. His Pro Bowl years were back-to-back in 2019 and 2020, which were just his second and third seasons in the NFL. 

Buffalo Bills middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, center, celebrates with teammates during the divisional round game, Jan. 16, 2021, in Orchard Park,