Bears to extend WR Equanimeous St. Brown

The Bears threw a few darts at the receiver position this offseason, bringing in a host of Darnell Mooney supporting-cast options. They intend to retain at least one of them.

Equanimeous St. Brown agreed to stay via a one-year deal, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic tweets. Rather than try his hand in free agency again, the complementary receiver will sign for $1.25M, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com notes. This marks a slight raise for the 6-foot-5 target, who signed for $965K this season.

The elder of the NFL’s St. Brown brothers, Equanimeous came over from Green Bay with first-year Chicago OC Luke Getsy. The former Packers sixth-round pick has 20 receptions for 320 yards — eight shy of his career-high total set back in 2018 — and a touchdown in the Bears’ run-oriented offense. St. Brown also has 54 rushing yards on six carries this year.

Chicago added St. Brown, Byron Pringle, N’Keal Harry, Dante Pettis, and Velus Jones this offseason. Of this contingent, St. Brown has compiled the most receiving yards. Harry, Pringle, and Pettis have one more game on their current Bears contracts.

The team has Chase Claypool, a deadline addition, signed through 2023. Mooney’s rookie deal also runs through 2023. St. Brown, 26, will be in a position to supplement the higher-profile players next season.