According to Over The Cap, the Chicago Bears have re-signed restricted free agent Daniel Hardy to a two-year deal worth $4.97 million, with $2.45 million guaranteed at signing. His contract includes a $1.225 million signing bonus, and he can also earn an additional $1.0 million through performance incentives and salary escalators.
His cap hit in 2026 will be $2.45 million.
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Last year, Hardy gave the Bears some positional flexibility by being able to play some linebacker and defensive end, but it’s his special teams play that shines. For the second year in a row, the 27-year-old Hardy led the Bears in special teams tackles. In 2024, he tied for the team lead with 11, while adding a forced fumble and a block, and last season he had 19 tackles.
Hardy, a seventh-round pick of the Rams in 2022, was on Chicago’s practice squad all of 2023 before making the 53-man roster the following season. In the last two years, he has played in all 34 games for the Bears, while appearing in around 80% of their snaps in the third phase.
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