Tight End · Chicago Bears
Sam Roush
No. 87 · Rookie
Sam Roush signs his name and the next four years begin
The contract is done. Four years, $7.35 million, and a spot on an NFL roster — the kind of thing a tight end from the second round spends years working toward and then suddenly has to figure out how to hold.
The Chicago Bears drafted Roush in the second round, which comes with real expectations attached. Second-round picks are not projects. They are players the front office believes can contribute sooner rather than later, and at tight end — a position that rewards size, blocking, and the ability to get open in traffic — there is usually a clear role waiting to be claimed.
The ink on a rookie deal is a beginning, not an arrival. Roush now has a number, a locker, and a clock running.
Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
Bears signed second-round pick, tight end Sam Roush, to his rookie four-year, $7.35 million contract.
8:05 PM · Jul 10, 2026
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