The have had an eventful few days, a week before free agency, and the new league year officially begins. Drew Dalman announced his surprise retirement, and not long afterwards, the Bears traded DJ Moore to the . Combined with the release of Tremaine Edmunds, the Bears now have over $44 million in extra cap space to work with. predicts that the Bears will use that extra cap space on a ma sive $90 million signing at center in Pro Bowler Tyler Linderbaum. Bears predicted to sign Tyler Linderbaum to $90M deal "Tyler Linderbaum, C. Contract projection: Four years, $90 million with $60 million guaranteed," Graziano writes. "Predicted landing spot: Chicago Bears." Signing Linderbaum to such a ma sive deal would shatter the previous center contract record held by the ' Creed Humphrey. On a per-year basis, Humphrey's deal was for $18 Kansas City Chiefs Jersey million. ThisLinderbaum contract is for a mammoth $22.5 million per-year. SigningLinderbaum to such a big deal is a risk, but with Dalman's retirement, and Moore and Edmunds coming off the Bears' books, making such a splash isn't that outlandish. More : Linderbaum is a three-time Pro Bowler, and since his rookie year in 2022, he's started 66 games for the Ravens. He's a stalwart, and someone the Bears would surely love to have. While this $90 million contract would be the most for any center in NFL history, and by over $4 million per-year, the Bears need a replacement for Dalman. They're in a Super Bowl window before Caleb Williams' contract extension. There's no time like the present, and signingLinderbaum to such a huge deal, while risky, is something worth doing from the Bears' perspective. More Bears news: Carson Steele Jersey