Chicago is signing free agency's top center Drew Dalman to a three-year, $42 million deal, per CBS NFL insider Jonathan Jones. Jones reported the 26-year-old took less money to play under Johnson and block for 2024 first overall pick Caleb Williams.

Chicago continued to collect assets to protect franchise quarterback Caleb Williams on Monday, signing free agent center Drew Dalman to a three-year, $42 million deal, according to a report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The deal makes Dalman, 26, the NFL’s second highest-paid center.

Holding the No. 10 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, many expected the Chicago Bears to address either their offensive or defensive line in the first round.