On Wednesday, quarterback Tyson Bagent put pen to paper on a two-year, $10 million extension with the Chicago Bears . This was not considered to be one of the biggest NFL stories of the day, but it was historic in nature.

According to The Athletic , Bagent is the first Bears quarterback to sign a contract extension since Jay Cutler did so in January 2014. Wednesday was also, of course, massive for Bagent and his family. A native of Martinsburg, West Virginia, Bagent attended Division II Shepherd University, where he spent five seasons. The odds of him signing a $10 million NFL contract one day probably felt incredibly slim. As he revealed during an emotional press conference, his father didn't even have running water until high school. Now, he's a millionaire.

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