Dalton joining Bears on 1-year deal
The Bears agreed Tuesday on a one-year, $10 million contract with former Bengals and Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton.
The three-time Pro Bowler could earn an additional $3 million in bonuses.
Dalton signed with the Cowboys in May to back up Dak Prescott after getting released by the Bengals. He wound up starting nine games with Prescott suffering a season-ending ankle injury in Week 5. The Cowboys finished 6-10 and missed the playoffs for the second year in a row.
Dalton, 33, has thrown for 33,764 yards, 218 TDs and 126 interceptions in his career. He set several Bengals passing records over nine seasons and made the Pro Bowl in 2011, 2014 and 2016. But he never led the Bengals past the first round of the playoffs.
Signing Dalton gives the Bears two veteran QBs with Nick Foles also on the roster.
And it almost certainly shuts the door on 2017 No. 2 overall draft pick Mitch Trubisky re-signing.
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