Fresh Deal:Grady Jarrett Signs three-year, $43.5 million deal with Bears hours after release from Falcons
According to NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero, Jarrett signed a three-year, $43.5 million contract with the Chicago Bears just hours after the Atlanta Falcons cut him loose on Monday. Jarrett, who turns 32 in April, moved to Chicago to help improve a front that finished in the middle of the pack with 40 sacks the previous season.
The Bears also strengthened their defensive line earlier on Monday by agreeing to a three-year, $48 million contract with former Colts edge Dayo Odeyingbo, according to Pelissero and NFL Network Insider
Jarrett and Odeyingbo join a group that had some talent last season, but appeared to fall apart following the injury to Andrew Billings inside. Prior to free agency, Bears general manager Ryan Poles indicated the team was seeking both edge-rushing help and an additional interior penetrator. A fifth-round pick in 2015, Jarrett developed into one of the league’s better interior defenders over the past decade. He’s a two-time Pro Bowl selection who generated 36.5 sacks in 10 seasons with Atlanta — often as the Falcons’ only consistent defensive
