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The nose tackle to a four-year contract extension that will keep Brett Howden Men Jersey him in Chicago through the 2022 season. According to 's Ian Rapoport, the deal is worth more than $42 million with $25 million guaranteed. That means the 2015 second-round pick out of Florida State will be among the league's highest-paid nose tackles, earning $10.5 million Kaapo Kakko Women Jersey annually, on average (though he ranks 12th among all defensive tackles, ). More on the NFL "This is a key extension for the future of the Bears and an anchor for our defense," general manager Ryan Pace said, via the team's official website. "We are excited to be able to reward one of our own in Eddie. We put pride in drafting and developing players and Eddie has put the work in every day to earn this opportunity."Goldman's new contract continues to solidify a young Bears defense that now includes , 2018 Joe Kocur Women Jersey rookie first-rounder Roquan Smith, and former first-round Brian Leetch Women Jersey picks and . And the expectation is that the unit, which ranked 23rd in 2016 and 14th last season, according to , will grow into a top-10 defense in '18. Given the playmakers on offense -- starting with quarterback and including running backs and , tight end and wideouts and -- it's not unreasonable to think that the Bears accomplish something they haven't done since 2013: Finish .500 or better. Chicago faces a tough test in its season Walt Tkaczuk Jersey opener, traveling to Green Bay where the are 7.5-point favorites. Half the CBSSports.com experts though against a healthy .