It didn’t take long for Oregon Ducks safety Dillon Thieneman to find his new home in the NFL. He was selected with the No. 25 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears. It’s a night Thieneman won’t soon forget, and a pick the Bears likely won’t regret.
With the status of a first-round pick comes a first-round payday. Thieneman will receive the standard four-year contract for a first-round rookie from the Bears and a fifth-year option. The contract is projected to be worth $19.5 million with a signing bonus of $10.6 million, according to Spotrac.
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