{"id":207775,"date":"2025-01-02T18:46:03","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T23:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=207775"},"modified":"2025-01-02T18:51:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T23:51:16","slug":"bears-pro-bowl-snub-kyler-gordon-has-to-be-re-signed-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/01\/02\/bears-pro-bowl-snub-kyler-gordon-has-to-be-re-signed-this-offseason\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears Pro Bowl Snub Has to Be Re-Signed This Offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With all the bad things that happened with the Chicago Bears this season, there have been some bright spots. Despite being a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/05\/06\/kyler-gordon-set-to-become-pro-bowler-next-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Pro Bowl snub,<\/a> Kyler Gordon has played lights out this year for the Bears. Heading into the final year of his rookie deal, it&#8217;s time to offer an extension to Chicago&#8217;s very own Spider-Man.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kyler Gordon has been one of the few players that has been extremely consistent the whole year<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DaWindyCity Productions (@dwcprodz) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwcprodz\/status\/1872458491610476605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Bears Pro Bowl Snub Kyler Gordon Has to Be Re-Signed This Offseason<\/h2>\n<h3>Kyler Gordon Continues to Impress: A Case for Re-Signing<\/h3>\n<p>While it&#8217;s disappointing that GM Ryan Poles&#8217; first draft pick remains his best, Kyler Gordon&#8217;s exceptional performance this year is anything but disappointing. In Week 17, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PFF_Bears\/status\/1874473253147717747\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gordon earned the highest PFF grade (92.5) among cornerbacks,<\/a> excelling in coverage with 26 snaps and forcing one incompletion.<\/p>\n<p>For the season, Gordon ranks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/nfl\/players\/kyler-gordon\/83451#seasonStatsWidget\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">32nd out of 219 cornerbacks<\/a> with an overall PFF grade of 73.3. He&#8217;s also second in assists and total pressures while ranking among the top ten nickel corners in run defense and coverage, according to PFF. Beyond the numbers, Gordon&#8217;s relentless intensity on the field has been one of the few bright spots on the Bears defense this year.<\/p>\n<p>Re-signing Gordon this offseason isn&#8217;t just a good move\u2014it&#8217;s a necessity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Kyler Gordon vs JSN <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/puLVlmWyHo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/puLVlmWyHo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dave (@dave_bfr) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dave_bfr\/status\/1872458767775961150?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 27, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Bears Should Have Had Two Pro Bowl Cornerbacks<\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NFL\/status\/1874819056873980339\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lone Pro Bowler for the Bears<\/a> this season is cornerback Jaylon Johnson. No surprise here, as Johnson has continued to be a lockdown corner. The real surprise is Chicago should have had two cornerbacks representing the Bears in the Pro Bowl. That said, here&#8217;s the list of the NFC Pro Bowl CBs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jaylon Johnson,<\/strong> Chicago Bears<\/li>\n<li><strong>Byron Murphy,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/vikings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jaycee Horn,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Panthers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Devon Witherspoon,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/seahawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While Jaycee Horn is a talented player, his selection over Gordon is surprising. Gordon, who has played one fewer game than Horn, surpasses him in PFF grade, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/stats\/_\/id\/4361093\/kyler-gordon\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">total tackles, and assists.<\/a> This isn&#8217;t to discredit the other cornerbacks on the list\u2014all are deserving\u2014but Gordon has earned his spot among the league&#8217;s best this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Projected Contract for Kyler Gordon<\/h3>\n<p>As Kyler Gordon heads into the <a href=\"https:\/\/overthecap.com\/player\/kyler-gordon\/10084\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fourth year of his rookie contract,<\/a> he becomes eligible for an extension. The Bears can choose to wait until after next year, but that could lead to a huge pay bump if he continues to ball out.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/overthecap.com\/salary-cap\/chicago-bears\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$82 million in cap space,<\/a> the Bears have the flexibility to lock Gordon in now, securing a key piece of their defense for years to come. Gordon himself is open to staying in Chicago, sharing his appreciation for the city and its fans:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;A lot of people started to bring it up to me, often, now. Really I&#8217;ve been focusing on ending out the year right and good. I love Chicago. I love the people here, the fans. Everything, so if I&#8217;m grateful enough to get that, then that&#8217;s what it would be. God willing or whatever he does and chooses.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When projecting Gordon&#8217;s contract, consider the <a href=\"https:\/\/overthecap.com\/position\/cornerback\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">market.<\/a> The NFL&#8217;s highest-paid cornerback, Jalen Ramsey, earns an average of $24.1 million per year, while the top-paid nickel cornerback, Kenny Moore, earns $10 million annually. Based on Gordon&#8217;s standout performance, he could command an average of $13 million per year\u2014a fair value for one of the league&#8217;s top nickel CBs.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s time to give Spider-Man a huge payday in Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kyler Gordon Projected Contract: 3 years, $39 million\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Image: Daniel Bartel &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Bears&#8217; very own Spiderman and Pro Bowl snub Kyler Gordon has played lights out this season and must be re-signed ASAP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4976,"featured_media":207784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,54],"tags":[33008,7403,2618,9108,1011],"class_list":["post-207775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bears","category-editorials","tag-2025-nfl-offseason","tag-chicago-bears-news","tag-contract","tag-kyler-gordon","tag-pro-bowl"],"modified_by":"Isaac Zuniga","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207775"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207816,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207775\/revisions\/207816"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}