Joe Thuney's new team is handing him a new deal.
Thuney and the Bears have agreed to a two-year extension, per the guard's agent, Mike McCartney. The new two-year deal is worth $35 million, and Thuney will make $51 million over the next three years with $33.5 million guaranteed at signing, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported on Tuesday, per sources.
Set to make $16 million on the final year of his contract, Thuney was already making top-five money among left guards in the NFL (and 12th among all guards) prior to this extension, per Over The Cap. His new deal propels him to $17 million per year, ranking fourth among left guards and 10th among all guards.
With three All-Pro selections (including two first-team nods) in the last three years, Thuney, 32, was due for a raise the Chiefs couldn't accommodate in 2025, prompting them to send him elsewhere. Thuney moved from Kansas City to Chicago via a March trade, which netted the Chiefs a fourth-round pick and sent the guard from the kings of the AFC to an ambitious club aiming to return to contention under new head coach Ben Johnson.
Just over two months after acquiring the veteran, Chicago has happily paid Thuney, securing the services of a lineman who proved his versatility by kicking out to left tackle amid a period of inconsistency for the Chiefs' starting five and managed to settle the unit enough to help them make their third straight trip to the Super Bowl.
Those inconsistencies ultimately doomed the Chiefs in a Super Bowl LIX loss to the Eagles, but not because of Thuney. With his reputation already cemented, Thuney will be expected to bring experience, consistency and professionalism to a line tasked with protecting franchise quarterback Caleb Williams. He'll attempt to do so with more money in his pocket.