Tag: Fifth-Year Option

Bears haven’t committed to pick up Mitchell Trubisky’s 5th-year option

The Bears didn’t say if they’ll pick up Mitch Trubisky’s 5th-year option, but it would be surprising if they didn’t after committing to him.

After committing to Mitchell Trubisky as their starting quarterback for 2020, Bears general manager Ryan Pace wasn’t exactly all-in on Trubisky during his end-of-the-year press conference on Tuesday.

Pace said it was too early to say what the team would do in regards to picking up Trubisky’s fifth-year option. The Bears would have to inform Trubisky that they’re picking up his option by May 5.

While the Bears haven’t committed to picking up Trubisky’s fifth-year option, which would pay him an estimated $24 million in 2021, it would be surprising if they didn’t ultimately pull the trigger on that option after committing to Trubisky in 2020.

The fifth-year option is guaranteed only for injury, meaning the Bears could get out of it if Trubisky doesn’t pan out in his fourth season. It would become fully guaranteed if he remains on the roster at the start of the 2021 league year. But if Trubisky were to suffer a severe injury this upcoming season, the Bears would be required to pay him the roughly $24 million in full.

Interestingly enough, at this time last year Pace said the Bears would be pick up linebacker Leonard Floyd’s fifth-year option, which they eventually did.

Ultimately, if Trubisky is going to be the Bears’ starting quarterback in 2020, as Pace confirmed, then expect for Chicago to pick up that option before the deadline.

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Should the Bears pick up QB Mitchell Trubisky’s fifth-year option?

One NFL analyst believes that QB Mitchell Trubisky has done enough that the Bears should exercise his fifth-year option.

The Chicago Bears will have plenty of questions to answer this offseason, especially on the offensive side of the ball. But the one question that’s most important centers on the quarterback:

Is Mitchell Trubisky the quarterback of the future in Chicago?

Many critics, analysts and fans already have their minds made up. Whether it’s an overwhelming “Mitch isn’t the guy,” or “Give him time, he’ll be fine.”

But the simple fact of the matter is that we really don’t know. Considering everything that’s happened over the course of these last three years, I’d lean more towards the former.

Rest assured Trubisky will be back in 2020 in his fourth season with the Bears. But will they pick up Trubisky’s fifth-year option? NFL.com analyst Gil Brandt certainly believes so.

After a disastrous first half of the season, Trubisky has shown enough promise lately to remain Chicago’s starting quarterback entering the 2020 season. For that reason, it’s worth locking him in for 2021. But given the prices quarterbacks demand, I’d wait to take the plunge on a commitment that lasts any longer until Trubisky can show more consistency.

If the Bears pick up Trubisky’s fifth-year option, they’d be committing roughly $25 million to a quarterback that hasn’t proven he can be a consistent player in this league.

The Bears are likely going to exercise Trubisky’s fifth-year option, as there’s only really a guarantee for injury. They would have until the start of the league year in his fifth season to cut him if he doesn’t pan out. Although teams rarely release a player before the full guarantee takes effect.

Teams can start exercising the fifth-year options beginning December 30 and have until May 30, 2020 to make their decision.

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