Tyson Bagent lowered his head and stared down toward his feet as he stood behind the Bears lectern at the PNC Center at Halas Hall. After a few moments of silence, Bagent pulled up his shirt to wipe away some tears before he could finally find the words to accurately describe how he felt.

It was a surreal moment for Bagent. A couple years ago, he came to Halas Hall as an undrafted free agent quarterback from Division-II Shepard University. On Wednesday, the Bears extended him to a two-year, reportedly $10 million contract .

But the silence and the tears didn’t start when he was asked about how excited he was for the contract. They began when he thought about what the money would mean for his family.

“There’s definitely a lot of things and people that I think I can certainly help wit

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