Realize that 22 quarterbacks finished the 2016 season with an average salary higher than $15 million, according to Spotrac.com.
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Analysis: Callahan, who started 10 games last season, might be the most athletic person in the Bears’ locker room.
Multiple #NFL sources are pegging the free agent contract of #Bucs QB Mike Glennon as expected to land between $14-$15 million per season.
Following that less-than-impressive debut, the Buccaneers signed Josh McCown away from the Bears, making the veteran the starter.
The cost of doing business. The trade market includes Tony Romo, Jimmy Garoppolo, and Jay Cutler.
Either way, seemingly overnight, Glennon jumped from a regular ole’ backup to the hottest free agent in the league.
It’s unclear what the structure of Glennon’s deal is, so perhaps there are options for the Bears to move on if Glennon doesn’t play well.
For that kind of money, however, it makes more sense to install Glennon as the starter to give the Bears’ investment the best chance succeed.
Many believe that the Bears are overpaying Glennon, but he does fill a need at the quarterback position. He’s behind just about every single starting quarterback out there, while being above all the guys on rookie deals and also above guys like Robert Griffin III and Chase Daniel, who, you know, aren’t starters. This is no way to find the next Drew Brees, the goal Pace referenced at last week’s scouting combine. Maybe if you put it next to Brian Hoyer’s two-year, $6 million contract he’ll soon sign with the San Francisco 49ers, it doesn’t look like the most thrifty allocation of resources.
ACC media relations Former N.C. State quarterback Mike Glennon searches for a receiver during his time with the Wolfpack. He was a third-round draft pick in 2013.
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Analysis: Claimed off waivers from the Ravens midseason, Brown provided a rare reason to watch the Bears as they slogged to the end of the season.
