Free Agency Talk & Rumors - Bears get Dalman 3/$42M, Josh Allen is RICH ($330M contract), DK is a Steeler, Mack back to LAC

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spotrac (@spotrac.com)

C Drew Dalman has agreed to a 3 year, $42M contract with the Chicago #Bears, including $28M guaranteed. At $14M per year, Dalman is now the 2nd-highest paid center in football behind KC's Creed Humphrey ($18M)...

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[HearshotKDS]

$14M for Dalman isnt as bad as some of the "worst case" projections were dooming. Poles has pumped a ton of resources into the iOL and even though the RG is kind of a question mark you cant say Poles bargain binned or neglected what was the most obviously glaring hole on the roster. Bears going into the draft with pretty good flexibility to take BPA at a decent handful of positions.

 

[RubberBanMan]

Falcons fan: I’ve watched him every game since he was drafted. He can’t snap the ball to the QB. Hes missed a ton of games and he’s a below average pass blocker. There was 0 dropoff from him to our backup for 8 games this past season and we literally improved in pass protection without him

 

[DaaBears]

As the Bears continue to ignore defense.

 

[pseudonym]

Everywhere.

I'm seeing it now LOL. Thanks. Twitter was down, so found it on Bluesky WTH

 

[cameronkrazie86]

Finally, some stability at center!

 

[DefNextYear]

Bears might've gone from cheapest IOL to most expensive in an offseason.

 

[dabears70]

Ya I figured like 18

Me too and it's really only a 2 year deal at $28 mil guaranteed and $14 a year.

 

[IBleedBearsBlood]

Falcons fan: I’ve watched him every game since he was drafted. He can’t snap the ball to the QB. Hes missed a ton of games and he’s a below average pass blocker. There was 0 dropoff from him to our backup for 8 games this past season and we literally improved in pass protection without him

Yet still better than what we have. **** it.

 

[Penny Traitor]

From what I've read, his name change time frame doesn't start until he comes back from "going dark"

Maybe if we just keep it like that...he will never come back.

 

[Bolek]

good move and good deal. Our IOL next season may be the best we have had in decades. Now, the beef block needs to gel

 

[Rise]

Bears might've gone from cheapest IOL to most expensive in an offseason.

Poles finally woke up to reality. If your oline is bad you can’t win. You get what you pay for.

 

[DefNextYear]

But even a Mahomes restructure can't possible cover Trey Smith, Nick Bolton, Hollywood Brown, and now another 15 million for this signing?

You'd think other teams would just do the same thing to keep their top guys AND add talent.

His restructure is almost 40 million, but they can consider doing Chris Jones too. Then after that, just make sure you build it out to be lighter in year 1 of the new deals and figure it all out. I think the 40 alone can maybe do it, but probably can tap into Jones if they had to.

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

Ashton Jeanty next

We’re signing Anne Hathaway bub

 

[bears26]

Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout.bsky.social)

RB Elijah Mitchell to the Kansas City Chiefs on a 1-year deal (Schefter)

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Benjamin Allbright (@allbrightnfl.bsky.social)

WR Berrios to Houston

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[MDB111™]

We’re signing Anne Hathaway bub

Way better tits

 

[CalebsJohnson18]

Build the trenches!

 

[pseudonym]

Hey Mods is it possible to add Bluesky to our media-allowed images? Twitter being up and down today, who knows if that platform will just blow up any time soon. Thanks.

 

[IBleedBearsBlood]

Poles finally woke up to reality. If your oline is bad you can’t win. You get what you pay for.

I think he was just in a position where he had to go with the key players first, then after all that, the line. Could have been line first then key players, but Caleb wouldn’t have been picked. It sucked but just the way it played out. But it was expected for Poles to hit the line this year because he had the rest of the pieces. Now we need better backups on the o line and a big time player on the d line. Via draft or trade.

 

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