Just six months ago, signing with the Bears was a personal highlight for Tremaine Edmunds — a $72 million ($50 million guaranteed) reward for four successful years of development and growth as an impact linebacker with the Bills.
And the reward wasn’t just the money, but the stature. With the Bills, Edmunds was another good player on a top-flight NFL defense. With the Bears he was a leader — the rare player who was named a team captain before he had even played a game for them.
