Kevin Byard, Bears Agree to Two-Year Contract, per Report
Veteran safety Kevin Byard and the Chicago Bears agreed on a two-year contract Sunday, according to Josina Anderson of CBS Sports.
Byard, who was named first-team All-Pro in 2017 and ’21, finished last season with the Philadelphia Eagles after a midseason trade from the Tennessee Titans.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport confirmed the signing and reports the total base salary on the pact is $15 million. Byard, 30, was eligible to sign with the Bears ahead of the new NFL calendar year because he was released earlier this month.
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Byard recorded a career-high 122 tackles and one interception in 16 games last season (six with the Titans, 10 with the Eagles). He boasts 28 career interceptions, including an NFL-best eight with Tennessee in 2017.
Byard was acquired by the Eagles for safety Terrell Edmunds and a fifth- and sixth-round pick in this year’s draft. Byard was a third-round pick of the Titans in 2016 out of Middle Tennessee State.