"Three-time Pro Bowl safety Kevin Byard is signing with the Patriots on a one-year, $9 million deal, per sources. Deal negotiated @DavidMulugheta of @AthletesFirst. All-Pro safety Kevin Byard to sign with the New England Patriots."
"I am truly floored by the news of Kevin Byard's contract with the Patriots being a one-year pact worth $9 million. There was optimism that Byard would return as recently as last week. As for the projected cost, there was an expectation around the league that Byard would fetch a multi-year deal worth more than $10 million per year. Some projections had Byard set to sign a deal that would have been north of $12 million per year."
"Instead, Byard gets a one-year contract with the Patriots after a season in which he earned first-team All-Pro status, Pro Bowl recognition, and graded out as Pro Football Focus' 15th-best grade among safeties."
Kevin Byard III, a three-time Pro Bowl safety who spent two seasons with the Chicago Bears, has signed with the New England Patriots as a free agent on a one-year deal worth $9 million. This move reunites Byard with Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, who previously coached him with the Tennessee Titans. The contract is notably lower than league expectations, which projected Byard would command a multi-year deal exceeding $10-12 million annually. Despite earning first-team All-Pro status and Pro Football Focus' 15th-best safety grade in his final season, Byard accepted significantly less compensation. The Bears are simultaneously investing in younger safety Coby Bryant with a three-year, $40 million contract worth $13.3 million per year.
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