Overview

• Agencies Milk & Honey Sports and Key Player Management confirmed the two-year pact worth $10 million with incentives to $16 million, keeping Bagent under contract through 2027.
• Team insiders publicly shut down trade chatter after the agreement, underscoring Bagent’s status as the Bears’ primary No. 2 behind Williams.
• Head coach Ben Johnson praised Bagent as having starting-caliber traits, while GM Ryan Poles called him one of the hardest workers in the organization.
• By average annual value, the contract places Bagent among the higher-paid NFL backups, and it is one of the few multi-year extensions given to a No. 2 QB before a rookie deal expired.
• Bagent strengthened his case with a 13-of-22, 196-yard, 1-TD preseason outing vs. the Bills and reflected emotionally on the life-changing impact of the deal after rising from undrafted Division II prospect to a 2-2 NFL starter in 2023.