No surprise here, but GM Ryan Pace says the Bears will decline cornerback Kyle Fuller‘s fifth-year option (Twitter link via Adam Jahns of the Chicago Sun-Times). The Bears technically had until May 3 to make the call, but this isn’t a decision they were really struggling with. 
[RELATED: 2018 Fifth-Year Option Tracker]
Fuller underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in August and spent the entire season on IR. At one point, the team designated him for return, but he never made it back to the field. The former first-round pick started in 30 of 32 games in 2014 and 2015 and actually intercepted six passes, but Fuller didn’t quite live up to what Chicago had in mind when selecting him No. 14 overall.
There’s still time for Fuller to get back on track, but the Bears did not want to risk being on the hook for $8.526MM in the case of an injury. While he looks to prove himself, he’ll play out the year at a reasonable $3.08MM cap number.
Might be the best move Pace made all weekend
Thanks, talent evaluator!
It really isn’t about being talent evaluator. Being hurt and inefficient since drafted shouldnt be worth 8 million, should it… Plus to be honest they had opportunities at much better talent when they drafted Kyle Fuller. Zack Martin was still available and besides Kyle long, that line was terrible. I felt Jason Verrett was a better player as well(at the same position).
That’s all my opinion though, just like you have yours.
Bears sucked worse with him. Now they just suck.