The Chicago Bears made sure to leave their mark as they signed guard Nate Davis and linebacker duo Tremaine Edmunds and T.J. Edwards on Monday.
The NFL’s legal tampering period began at 11am CT (4pm GMT) on Monday. Ahead of free agency beginning, the NFL legal tampering period opens to allow teams to get a head start on negotiating with players as teams have the right to discuss ‘all aspects of an NFL player contract’ without actually signing a deal.
Nothing can be made official during the tampering period but both teams and players can agree deals before signing and confirming them once the new league year begins - and the Bears wasted no time in agreeing three huge deals. The biggest splash came in the form of Edmunds, who left the Buffalo Bills for the bears on a front-loaded four-year deal worth $72million with $50m guaranteed.
