Former NC State All-American OL Joe Thuney Signs 2-Year Extension with the Bears

Former NC State All-American Offensive Lineman Joe Thuney has signed a two-year extension with the Bears.

Compensation update: New Bears guard Joe Thuney is receiving a two-year contract extension at $17.5 million per year, per source, making it $51 million for the next three years with $33.5 million fully guaranteed at signing. pic.twitter.com/seTuZxmirN

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) May 20, 2025

Back on March 5th, the Chiefs traded Thuney to the Bears for a fourth-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Thuney arrived in Chicago with one year left on the five-year, $80 million contract he signed with Kansas City back in 2021. He was due to make $16 million in the final year of his contract this fall.

With the signing of a two-year extension today, Thuney is now under contract with the Bears through the next three seasons, making $17.5 million per year in 2026 and 2027.

$33.5 million of the $35 million extension is guaranteed.

A three-time Pro Bowler, Thuney has been selected each of the past three seasons. He has also earned All-Pro honors four times, receiving First-Team recognition the past two seasons and Second-Team honors in 2019 and 2022.

Thuney did not allow a single sack this past season and has surrendered only seven over the past five years.

According to Pro Football Focus (PFF), Thuney has been the highest-graded pass-blocking guard in the NFL since 2021, with a grade of 90.2.

This past season, Thuney reached the Super Bowl as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, marking his sixth Super Bowl appearance—tying him for the second-most in NFL history. His four Super Bowl rings also rank tied for the second-most in league history.

In 2015, USA Today named Thuney to its First-Team All-American squad, making him the first NC State offensive lineman to earn All-American honors since 1979. He paved the way for Garrett Bradbury, Terronne Prescod, and Ikem Ekwonu, who followed in his footsteps.