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The Chicago Bears may have Caleb Williams as the future at quarterback, but the dedication of his backup, Tyson Bagent, led general manager Ryan Poles to give him a reported two-year, $10 million contract extension.

That decision brought Bagent to tears during his press conference on Wednesday.

Of course, this isn’t a record-breaking contract, but with a maximum value of $16 million including incentives, Bagent couldn’t contain how he felt about earning such a large sum of money.

“A lot of people don’t know this, but my dad is my right-hand man,” Bagent told reporters while wiping away tears. “He didn’t have running water until high school, so there’s definitely a lot of people I can certainly help with this gift I’ve been blessed with. It’s

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