With trade speculation swirling around him in recent weeks, the Chicago Bears and veteran center Garrett Bradbury have renegotiated his contract.

According to Spotrac's Michael Ginnitti, the rework sees $1 million in incentives turned into guaranteed money . This means Bradbury is now owed $4.7 million this season, with $3.7 million guaranteed.

"Garrett Bradbury signed a renegotiated contract with the Bears that converted $1M of incentives into guaranteed salary," Ginnitti wrote. "The 30-year-old is now due $4.7M in 2026, with $3.7M guaranteed."

Bradbury was acquired via trade with the New England Patriots this offseason in the wake of the shocking retirement of Drew Dalman and the expectation has been that he will start.

However, the Bears made things interesting during the 2026 NFL Draft when they not only drafted a center in Logan Jones , but did so in the second round, a pick that was earlier than expected, both because Jones was believed to be more of a third-rounder or so and because many experts…