Danny Trevathan is set to receive one of the bigger pay upgrades among this year’s NFL free agents.
Multiple outlets are indicating that the talented linebacker is set to sign a four-year contract with the Chicago Bears. His new deal will reportedly pay him around $7 million per season. Trevathan had played all four of his previous seasons in the league with the Denver Broncos.
Sounds like #Bears are offering a 4-year deal to linebacker Danny Trevathan.
— Raul Martinez (@RaulNBCBoston) March 8, 2016
Sounds like price tag on LB Danny Trevathan is going to be at or just a little above $7 million per season. That's not a surprise.
— Brad Biggs (@BradBiggs) March 8, 2016
Danny Trevathan Set To Sign 4-Year Deal with Bears
Trevathan was a key contributor on a front seven that played perhaps the most prominent role in the Broncos championship season. He led the team with 109 combined tackles during the 2015 regular season. It marked the second time in four years he finished as the team’s leading tackler.
His performance in Super Bowl 50 didn’t disappoint as it relates to his tackling stats. In a game where the Denver defense showed its might, Trevathan had a team best eight tackles and also recovered two fumbles. The Broncos would go on to win in dominating fashion, 24-10.
His ability to drop into coverage and disrupt the rhythm of opposing teams’ passing attacks is rivaled by few players at his position. In 2015, he intercepted two passes and broke up four more during both the regular season and playoffs. Only Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly was better in these two statistics among inside linebackers.
Two years earlier, Trevathan turned in another standout season as the Broncos made their first of two Super Bowl appearances during the Peyton Manning era. Among the more well-known moments that year was a late game interception he had in week five against Dallas. The Broncos would end up winning that game 51-48 on a late field goal. He had a career high 88 solo tackles during the regular season and added 18 more in the playoffs.
The 25-year-old was born in Youngstown, OH though he attended high school in Leesburg, FL. He would go on to play collegiately at Kentucky and would be named first team all-SEC as a junior. The Broncos would pick him in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Trevathan was a recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award in 2015. Winners of the award are voted on by their teammates as exemplars of professionalism as well as ambassadorship in the cause of helping abused and neglected children.
