Bears Picking Up Fifth-Year Option for Darnell Wright

The Chicago Bears are picking up the fifth-year option for All-Pro offensive tackle Darnell Wright, a source told Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network on Monday. Wright will be locked in for the 2027 season and will see a sizeable raise from $6.7 million this year to $19 million in 2027. The 24-year-old has worked out nicely for Chicago after they selected him with the 10th overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft out of Tennessee. Wright was a second-team All-Pro in his third year in the league in 2025, and he's started all 49 of the games he's appeared in over his first three seasons in the NFL. Expect the Bears to get involved in contract-extension talks with Wright if he continues to excel as both a pass- and run-blocker. The Bears had one of the better offensive lines in the league last year, and Wright was a big reason why.

Source: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport