Bears lock in D'Andre Swift with 3-year, $33.75M extension through 2029
Running back D'Andre Swift signed a three-year, $33.75 million contract extension with the Chicago Bears on Friday, September 11, featuring $27.5 million guaranteed. The deal locks Swift through the 2029 season at approximately $11.2 million per year, ranking him No. 14 among NFL running backs by average annual value. Swift, 27, posted career highs in 2025 under new Bears coach Ben Johnson.
D'Andre Swift agreed to a three-year, $33.75 million contract extension with the Chicago Bears on Friday, according to ESPN and CBS Sports. The deal includes $27.5 million guaranteed and carries an annual average value of slightly over $11.2 million, placing Swift at No. 14 among NFL running backs by AAV. The extension locks him with Chicago through the end of the 2029 season.
Swift, 27, was entering the final year of his three-year, $24 million contract signed in 2024. This is his third NFL contract overall. The extension represents a significant commitment after a breakout 2025 campaign under first-year Bears coach Ben Johnson.
In 2025, Swift posted career highs across several categories: 1,087 rushing yards, 9 rushing touchdowns, 67.9 rushing yards per game, 1,386 scrimmage yards, and 10 scrimmage touchdowns, per CBS Sports. His yards per carry jumped to 4.9 from a 3.8 average in 2024 with Chicago. Yahoo Sports reported that Swift ranked third among NFL running backs in rushing EPA at 15.4 and also ranked third in both boom/bust rate and elusive rate. He posted a 79.7 PFN RB Impact Score, placing him No. 10 in the NFL in 2025.
Swift and Johnson overlapped briefly in Detroit with solid results before the coach's move to Chicago. The extension likely provides the Bears a reasonable out after the 2028 season, per Yahoo Sports, when Swift will be 30 years old. By the time the deal expires, Swift will be 31.
The extension keeps Chicago's offensive core intact as the team enters a critical window with QB Caleb Williams.
D'Andre Swift signed a three-year, $33.75 million extension with $27.5 million guaranteed, locking him with Chicago through 2029.
Swift's career-high performance in 2025 under Ben Johnson justified the investment from Chicago's standpoint. The extension's flexibility after 2028 protects the Bears if age or injury diminish his production, while locking in proven production through 2026 and 2027.
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