Bears picking up Darnell Wright's option for 2027

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As expected, the https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears" target="_blank" >Bears will pick up right tackle Darnell Wright's fifth-year option for 2027, a source confirmed Monday.

Because Wright was a first-round pick, the Bears had until May 1 to decide whether to extend a fifth-year option to him for the 2027 season.

Wright is expected to make $19.07 million that year before becoming a free agent — unless he and the Bears negotiate a long-term deal.

That is one of the items on general manager Ryan Poles' agenda before the first game of the 2026 season.

Poles is scheduled to conduct his annual pre-draft media session Tuesday.

Keeping Wright is a no-brainer.

Since Poles made him the 10th overall pick in 2023, Wright has played all but two games at right tackle, starting in all of them.

He was a https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2026/01/10/bears-s-kevin-byard-lg-joe-thuney-selected-as-all-pros-rt-darnell-wright-earns-second-team-pick" target="_blank" >second-team all-pro last year.

The Bears have not been tempted to move him to the left side, though — Poles said during the NFL Scouting Combine that the Bears preferred he play next to right guard Jonah Jackson.