Bears sign NT Andrew Billings to 2-year extension

The Chicago Bears and nose tackle Andrew Billings agreed to a two-year contract extension Thursday.

The team did not announce financial terms, but ESPN reported the deal is worth $8.5 million with $6 million guaranteed and covers the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

Billings, 28, is playing this season on a one-year, $2.75 million deal he signed in free agency in March.

"It feels good that somebody appreciates you and that you're doing a good enough job that they want you around a little longer," he told the team website on Thursday. "That always feels good."

Billings has started all eight games for the Bears (2-6), posting 14 tackles with three for losses.

He has 4.5 sacks, 16 quarterback hits and 134 tackles in 75 games (59 starts) with the Cincinnati Bengals (2017-19), Cleveland Browns (2021), Las Vegas Raiders (2022) and Bears. The Bengals drafted him in the fourth round in 2016.

"We're extremely excited to be able to keep Andrew in Chicago," general manager Ryan Poles said. "The professionalism, dependability and toughness he brings exhibit the type of player we want in our organization."