Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Bears DT Eddie Goldman has informed the team he plans to opt out due to health concerns related to COVID-19.
Mike Garafolo notes that Goldman was owed $4.75 million fully guaranteed for the 2020 season, which will now be pushed to 2021.
Goldman, 26, is a former second-round pick of the Bears back in 2015. He was entering the final year of his four-year, $5.686 million contract when he agreed to a four-year contract extension worth over $42 million that included $25 million guaranteed.
In 2019, Goldman appeared in 15 games for the Bears and recorded 29 tackles and a sack. Pro Football Focus has him rated as the No. 35 interior defender out of 118 qualifying players.
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