Bears agree to three-year deal with former Titans guard

The Chicago Bears will use some of their league-leading cap-space total on their offensive line. They are signing former Tennessee Titans guard Nate Davis, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets.

Davis agreed to a three-year deal to head to Chicago. Although the Bears have Cody Whitehair under contract and saw some positive signs from tackle convert Teven Jenkins last season, they are signing one of the better guards available on the market.

Continuing a Titans o-line overhaul, Davis will depart Nashville for a $30M Chicago accord, Mike Garafolo of NFL.com tweets. The fifth-year guard will see $19.25M guaranteed. This is a nice payday for Davis, who earned mixed reviews in 2022. But the former Titans third-round pick supplies extensive experience and will still join the Bears on what is effectively a mid-level guard deal.

Football Outsiders charged Davis with allowing an alarming eight sacks in 2022, and ESPN classified him as below average in run block win rate. But Davis also slotted in the top 25 in ESPN’s pass block win rate metric last season. 

He held a vital role in helping Derrick Henry secure back-to-back rushing titles. Davis, 26, started 54 games in Tennessee and has consistently graded well, via Pro Football Focus, which slotted Davis as a top-25 O-linemen in each of the past three seasons (17th in 2022.)