soulman Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Bears expected to re-sign TE Ben Braunecker to 2-year deal 43 shares share tweet email By: Bryan Perez | 4 hours ago The Chicago Bears and tight end Ben Braunecker have agreed to terms on a two-year, incentive-laden contract that will keep the former undrafted free agent in Chicago through 2020, according to NBC Sports Chicago’s John Mullin. Braunecker’s appeared in 36 games since 2016 and has seven catches for 83 yards in his career. He appeared in a career-high 15 games in 2018. Braunecker is a distant third on the depth chart behind starters Trey Burton and Adam Shaheen, but his value on special teams and overall development as a player since making the jump from the Ivy League to the NFL justify this new deal. The Bears will look to make a bigger free-agency splash once the legal tampering window opens at 12 noon on March 11. Players can begin to formally sign contracts with their new clubs on March 13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 Pretty much as expected but I still see Pace adding more competition in FA the draft or both. I like Braunecker so I'm good with this move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugashane Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 I really wish he'd get a shot at FB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ_11 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 As a #3 TE and special teamer I like Braunecker. Likely puts us around $18-$19m in cap space then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardown3231 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Assuming Shaheen continues to prove himself to be a big oaf, I can see Braunecker becoming a bigger part of the offense. He was a nice target at Harvard and this year, he made a nice grab vs Detroit and he was targeted for a TD in Miami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Braunecker blew the doors off of every other TE at his Combine so I'm a bit surprised he hasn't been used more in the offense before. Maybe with Sims finally out of the way he'll begin to get some shots. Gotta be as good as any late round draftee and with what we pay Burton I'm not in favor of going TE shopping for another Sims. When we need two big TEs use Shaheen and Sowell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Contract details; "Ben Braunecker Bears deal: $2.7M, salaries $750K (gtd), $1.35M; $550K gtd total, including $300K signing bonus; $100K per game 46-man annual, up to $500K playtime, catches, incentive annual." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ_11 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 With some of the money TEs have been getting so far in FA, I'm more than happy to bring back Braunecker for $2.7m over two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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