Ryan Poles traded a fourth-round pick to the Chargers to acquire the WR, but there’s only one year left on his current deal
Keenan Allen might have to play out the rest of his one-year deal with the Bears before signing a new deal, and he says he’s ok with that.
When the Bears traded away a fourth-round pick to acquire Allen earlier this year the understanding was that he wouldn’t be in Chicago for a long haul. After all, he turned 32 years old in April, so he can’t be counted on to catch passes for the duration of Caleb Williams’ career in Chicago. But the expectation was that he’d stick around for more than the one year that’s remaining on his contract.
However, unlike Montez Sweat who received a contract extension shortly after joining the Bears, Allen might have to wait until next offseason until he gets his next deal. Some players don’t like taking the field and risking injury without the financial security of a multi-year deal, but Allen said he doesn’t have a problem with playing out the string of his current deal.
“The goal right now is to go out and do what I always do and just try to remain who I am,” Allen said.
Allen said he doesn’t know how much longer he’ll lace ‘em up, but wants to play as long as he can.
“As far as an extension, I’m going to let the play speak for itself, and if they offer me something that I like, we’ll go from there.”
One reason that some players don’t like to wait for a contract offer is that they take on the risk of an injury limiting their earning potential. Allen sees a benefit of waiting, though: other wide receivers continuing to reset the market.
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