Overview
- Reporting on Wednesday said the Bears want to complete a long-term extension with right tackle Darnell Wright before 2026 training camp begins.
- Chicago exercised Wright’s fifth-year option, giving the team control and a $19.07 million salary floor for the 2027 season.
- Wright earned second-team All-Pro honors after the 2025 season despite playing much of the year with a torn UCL, strengthening his case for a sizeable new deal.
- Analysts project Wright will command roughly $20 million to $25 million per year on a long-term contract, a range that would require careful cap planning by the Bears.
- The team’s recent habit of striking pre-camp extensions and coach Ben Johnson’s public praise for Wright frame this negotiation as a priority for preserving Chicago’s young core and playoff window.