Bears sign entire draft class to rookie contracts prior to training camp after lengthy negotiations with Caleb Williams

Soon after announcing that the Chicago Bears have signed wide receiver Rome Odunze to his rookie contract , the front office finalized the last remaining member of the rookie class in first overall pick Caleb Williams.

The Bears rookie class and undrafted free agent signings are all expected to report to Halas Hall for the start of training camp today with veterans joining them on Friday.

Williams contract has been the subject of many discussions over the past few days with training camp approaching considering his unique business structure. Williams is technically self-represented instead of having an NFLPA certified agent like most NFL players while having a team of lawyers and attorneys assisting him.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter , Williams' contract is a four-year, $39.49 million deal with a $25.5 million signing bonus. By comparison, the Washington Commanders second overall pick Jayden Daniels, signed a four-year, $37.7 million deal with a $24.27 million signing bonus. Last year's first overall pick, Bryce Young, signed a four-year, $37.96 million deal with a $24.6 million signing bonus.

With the structures of current rookie contracts, there's not much for the players (or their agents) to negotiate except for minor details that can hold things up during negotiations. Which was the case for Williams and Odunze. The main factors that could have held these contracts up until getting finalized could have been anything between signing bonus, cash flow, or offset language pertaining to guaranteed salary .

Nevertheless, the Bears got everything figured out with all of their five draft picks and proved all the social media outrage was simply just an overblown overreaction this whole time. Now, with all of the rookies signed, they can freely report to camp and can focus on what really matters which is getting on the practice field and getting back to work.

The Bears are scheduled to have their first practice of training camp on Saturday, however it will be a closed session from the media and public. The first of nine open practices will be on July 26th. Head coach Matt Eberflus and general manager Ryan Poles will publicly address the media on Friday.

Related: Chicago Bears' rookie class set to report for their first NFL training camp on Tuesday at Halas Hall