Report: Chicago Bears re-signing veteran QB Case Keenum

The Chicago Bears are re-signing veteran QB Case Keenum to a 2-year deal worth $5.5 million, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. The deal has a max value of $8 million.

Keenam has been in the league since 2012. He’s had stints with the Houston Texans, St. Louis/LA Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, Washington Commanders, Cleveland Browns and the Buffalo Bills before arriving in Chicago last offseason.

Now, he’s back and set to back up Caleb Williams for the next couple of years. The Bears finished 11-6 overall this season before falling in the divisional round.

Keenum didn’t throw a pass for the Bears during his lone season in Chicago so far, but that’s because Williams was having a stellar season as the starter. In his second year in the league, the former Heisman Trophy winner threw from 3,942 yards (seventh best), 27 passing touchdowns (sixth) and seven interceptions. He added another 77 rushing attempts for 388 yards and three additional scores on the ground.

In-turn, the Bears made the playoffs for the first time since 2020. They defeated rival Green Bay Packers 31-27 in the Wild Card round before falling to the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round.

For Keenum, he’s a strong veteran presence to back up a young, budding star. On his career, Keenum has thrown for over 15,000 yards to go with 79 touchdowns. His two best seasons came in 2017 for the Minnesota Vikings and 2018 for the Denver Broncos, respectively.

Keenum threw for at least 3,500 yards in each of those seasons, combining for 40 passing touchdowns compared to 22 interceptions. Over half of his total career passing yards came during this two-year stretch but didn’t stay with either team after those seasons. However, Keenum will now return to Chicago for year 14, and contractually, year 15 of his NFL career.