Chicago Bears Nation lights up Twitter after Joe Thuney inks massive extension

Originally posted on Chicago Bears on SI
By Alan Goldsher | Last updated May 20, 2025 11:01 AM ET

Have the Chicago Bears fixed their offensive trench mess?

TBD. We won’t know until we see if Darnell Wright, Drew Dalman, Jonah Jackson et al develop some sort of chemistry in training camp.

But if nothing else, GM Ryan Poles locked down the man who could be the O-line’s heaviest anchor in Joe Thuney.

On Tuesday, Poles extended the former Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro to the tune of $17.5 million per year, with $33.5 million guaranteed at signing, a seemingly reasonable price for one of the league’s elite offensive guards.

Bears Nation, as is its wont, quickly made its opinion known on the Twitters.

Loony For Thuney

The pro-Joe contingency was in full effect, full-throatedly crowing their support for the move.

With Joe Thuney receiving a 2-year extension today, the Bears now have their entire interior OL under contract (Drew Dalman and Jonah Jackson) through 2027.

That was the same model Thuney came from in Kansas City. The Chiefs offense had their interior OL core of Thuney, C Creed…
— Courtney Cronin (@CourtneyRCronin) May 20, 2025

Ryan poles doing so amazing in this offseason by extending Joe Thuney
— Blessing (@BlessingosundeV) May 20, 2025

King Poles does it again!
Fair value and a solid consistent line for Caleb that should be a Top 10 contending line for the remainder of his rookie contract.
Joe Thuney Extended #beardown https://t.co/HofZeqVmkq
— Adam Mason (@adamhmason) May 20, 2025

do you know joe thuney will be a HOFer for being a top 5 guard at every stop he’s been at? on top of that he’s a back to back all pro player. who do you think the guy is https://t.co/DXaXY2zNSf pic.twitter.com/bVnyBYaLiU
— alise (@ajdavis22800) May 20, 2025

One underrated aspect of the Bears offseason: acquiring veteran leadership.

I can see both Joe Thuney and Grady Jarrett being named as captains. Both will be strong locker room presence
— Chicago Bears NYC (@BearDownNYC) May 20, 2025

Ordinary Joe

But you can’t make a sports transaction in Chicago without suffering social media backlash, and despite the indisputable logic of the signing, there's a small but vocal minority that isn’t pleased.

Joe Thuney is a good, solid veteran… but this feels like a little bit of an overpay https://t.co/5kNmqWjpx9
— John Frascella (Football) (@NFLFrascella) May 20, 2025

Will Fries gets 88 million off a broken tibia? Great deal! Joe Thuney gets a 2 year extension coming off back to back all pro seasons? Massive overpay! Make it make sense to me John https://t.co/YsEIFTDZ6L
— Darian DeVries fan account (@MouraToWrexham) May 20, 2025

If I may hop up onto my NFL soapbox for a moment and address the vocal minority...

After today’s news, here are the full highlights of Joe Thuney’s first Super Bowl with the Chiefs (and his third overall)!

Sit back, relax, and enjoy the nostalgia of Super Bowl LVII! ✨ #ChiefsKingdom
pic.twitter.com/E5GQqV72xT
— Daily Chiefs (@Daily_Chiefs_) March 5, 2025

...y’all are wrong.

This article first appeared on Chicago Bears on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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