Kyler Gordon, Bears Reportedly Agree to $40M Contract as NFL's Highest-Paid Slot CB

Kyler Gordon is now reportedly the NFL's highest-paid slot cornerback.

Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Gordon and the Chicago Bears agreed to a three-year, $40 million extension on Sunday. The deal includes $31.25 million guaranteed and keeps him with the Bears through the 2028 season.

Gordon was entering the final year of his rookie contract and was set to earn $3.656 million in 2025.

Gordon, a second-round pick out of Washington in 2022, has turned into a key member of the Bears' defense over the last three seasons. He's recorded more than 60 tackles in each season of his career and racked up a career-high 75 tackles in 2024. He also added five passes defended, four tackles for loss, a forced fumble and half of a sack.

At the NFL's league meetings earlier this month, general manager Ryan Poles expressed the importance of signing Gordon to an extension this offseason.

“That will still be a priority. For me, in our exit meetings at the end of last season, I told all the guys in terms of future, if it was contracts, or coming back, or anything like that, the important thing is I’ve got to get with our new coaching staff and kind of see how the different players fit based on what scheme we’re going to be running," Poles said. "We’ve been able to have those conversations, and I know Kyler is a guy that we want to be a part of this moving forward. So the timing of that, I’m not sure how that all is going work out, but that is a priority.”

Now Poles has secured Gordon for three more years, and he'll look to get the best out of the cornerback as the Bears continue their rebuild.

Chicago struggled in 2024 as it went 5-12, but the Bears made some strides on defense. They posted the 13th-best scoring defense, allowing 21.8 points per game with the help of Gordon.

Chicago will enter the 2025 season under new defensive coordinator Dennis Allen and look to improve further on the defensive end.