A new contract for tight end Cole Kmet sent a positive message to the Chicago Bears locker room. Who could be next for an extension?
Bears quarterback Justin Fields practices July 26, 2023, during training camp in the Walter Payton Center at Halas Hall.
Now the Bears have linebacker Tremaine Edmunds at $18 million per season, they added defensive tackle Gervon Dexter with a pick acquired from the Ravens and credit to Smith for landing the money he sought all along.The Kmet deal on the first day of workouts Wednesday in Lake Forest is significant. Most importantly, the team has a 24-year-old Y tight end it believes is improving under contract for the prime years of his career.
The deal also signals to the locker room that Poles is motivated to pay young players who fit the scheme and the culture regardless of whether thethe previous regime acquired them. Don’t underestimate the message that sends because players want to see other players get paid, and everyone was wondering why the team couldn’t hammer out a deal with Smith a year ago. His situation was complicated as he was serving as his own representation, at least on the surface.
“Jaylon, I hope he’s a guy that we get to keep here for a while too,” Poles said in April after drafting Tyrique Stevenson and Terell Smith. “I’m excited about that group.”
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