Bears Agree to Terms with Tight End Gerald Everett

The Chicago Bears are back on the board in NFL Free agency, agreeing to terms with former Los Angeles Chargers tight end, Gerald Everett.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler broke the news.

Source: #Bears have agreed to terms with tight end Gerald Everett.

— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) March 12, 2024

Everett started 23 games over the last two seasons for the Chargers, totaling 109 catches for 966 yards and seven scores. He’ll add a quality pass-catching option to the position and represents a nice complement to Cole Kmet, who’s more of a do-it-all in-line player.

Bears are giving former Chargers TE Gerald Everett a 2-year, $12 million base value deal with a max value up to $14 million that includes $6.1 million Fully Guaranteed, per source. https://t.co/KRWgzsyTsj

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2024

The addition of Everett all but eliminates the Chicago Bears as a possible destination for Georgia’s Brock Bowers in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Everett, 29, entered the NFL as a second-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in the 2017 NFL Draft.