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Pay vs Performance

Chicago Bears roster · each player vs his own position market · APY basis · updated 2026-09-12
Contracts
Lens
Whole roster on one map · no position filteringRole (snap share) exists for every position
Roster contracts
49
Roster APY
$263.4M
Rookie-scale deals
16
Top-quartile deals
12
League median APY
$2M
Market read
15roster contracts rank above their position market's median in both pay and role.
2top-quartile contracts here sit in the bottom half of their market's role.
1below-median contracts return top-quartile role in their markets.

Pay vs role

Bears roster · 49 contracts plotted · each vs his own position market
Snap-share percentile
0255075100
League median payLeague median roleRole ahead of payPremium starterLow-cost depthPay ahead of role
58
Wright
98
1
Johnson
62
55
73
50
85
53
12
18
4
84
15
17
70
90
67
48
14
21
10
22
39
92
20
75
29
93
23
74
97
57
Sanborn
45
23
65
94
Booker
25
38
44
79
86
9
88
35
47
27
83
30
0255075100
Pay percentile (APY)
Veteran dealRookie scaleLimited sample

Biggest rank gaps

Chicago Bears roster · role lens · gap within each position market
Role ahead of pay
+81
Austin BookerEDGE
PAY 132
ROLE 51
$1.1M
53.9% snaps
Rookie scale
+57
Noah SewellLB
PAY 139
ROLE 82
$1M
33.5% snaps
Rookie scale
+51
Kyle MonangaiRB
PAY 83
ROLE 32
$1.1M
41.4% snaps
Rookie scale
+34
Theo BenedetOT
PAY 91
ROLE 57
$1M
44.6% snaps
Rookie scale
+34
Zavier ScottRB
PAY 111
ROLE 77
$248K
10.5% snaps
Rookie scale
+25
Scott MillerWR
PAY 159
ROLE 134
$411K
15.2% snaps
One-year
Pay ahead of role
-75
Nephi SewellLB
PAY 106
ROLE 181
$1.2M
0% snaps
One-year
-75
Jaylon JohnsonCB
PAY 15
ROLE 90
$19M
33.3% snaps
Veteran
-74
Dayo OdeyingboEDGE
PAY 31
ROLE 105
$16M
30.2% snaps
Veteran
-68
Josh BlackwellCB
PAY 63
ROLE 131
$2.5M
0.2% snaps
Veteran
-63
Clark Phillips IIICB
PAY 69
ROLE 132
$2.2M
0% snaps
One-year
-56
Daniel HardyEDGE
PAY 89
ROLE 145
$2.5M
4.4% snaps
Veteran

The Wire

Verified changes · newest first
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SEP 12
1:34 PM
ELEVATED
Elevated
Courtney Cronin · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 12
1:30 PM
ELEVATED
Elevated
chi (official) · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 12
1:30 PM
ROSTER MOVE
Signed to the practice squad
chi (official) · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 11
5:30 PM
CONTRACT
Agreed to a new contract, per reports — terms pending
TERMS PENDING
Adam Schefter · QUOTE“Sources: RB D’Andre Swift and the Chicago Bears have reached agreeement on a 3-year, $33.75 million extension that inclu”Read original report →
SEP 11
4:39 PM
EXTENSION
Contract extended
Courtney Cronin · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 11
3:01 PM
STATUS
Listed Questionable — back Week 1; did not practice
Courtney Cronin · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 11
3:01 PM
STATUS
Listed Questionable — knee Week 1
Courtney Cronin · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 11
3:01 PM
STATUS
Listed Questionable — groin Week 1
Courtney Cronin · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 9
4:36 PM
ROLE
Reported atop the CB room
Bears beat/analyst coverage (SI Bears On SI) · QUOTE“This comes after Muhammad was getting the vast majority of the first-team reps at the position with Kyler Gordon and Jay”Read original report →
SEP 9
4:03 PM
INJURY
Calf; day-to-day
Courtney Cronin · REPORTRead original report →
SEP 8
2:07 PM
CHART MOVE
Now first-team SLB
WAS D'MARCO JACKSON
Official team depth chart (None) · REPORTRead original report →