NFL Note - Chicago Bears Leno, Charles

Aug 24, 2017 - 8:17 AM LT Charles Leno signed a four-year, $38 million contract extension with the Chicago Bears.

The deal through the 2021 season includes $21.5 million in guarantees, according to multiple reports. Leno was scheduled to earn $1.797 million in the final year of his rookie deal. The 25-year-old Leno, the Bears' seventh-round draft choice in 2014 out of Boise State, played in 38 games over three seasons with 30 career starts. The 6-3, 305-pound Leno took over left tackle on a permanent basis in Week 4 of the 2015 season and started all 16 games in 2016.