NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reports that the Bears increased Jackson’s 2026 base salary guarantees to $7 million, with "$5.25 million more for injury.” He will also get “all $17.5 million he was slated to earn this season in the deal he [previously] signed with the Rams.”

Jackson had been given permission to seek a trade after signing a three-year deal worth $51 million last offseason. Jackson started one game at center for the Rams after missing the first eight weeks of the regular season with a nagging shoulder injury. In Chicago, Jackson will join an offensive line graded by Pro Football Focus as last year’s eighth best pass blocking unit. He’ll rejoin Ben Johnson, who was Detroit’s offensive coordinator when Jackson played for the Lions in 2021. The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue reports the Bears will take on Jackson’s salary.

Jackson signed a three-year, $51 million contract with the Rams last offseason after spending the first four years of his career in Detroit. He suffered a shoulder injury before the season and re-aggravated it early in the year, causing him to miss roughly two months. Jackson started one game at center upon returning but was benched for the remainder of the season, save for a Week 18 start at right guard. The Rams can save $9 million in cap space by cutting him with a post-June 1 designation this offseason. Jackson, wanting to play out his current contract, is now searching for a team willing to foot the bill.

He’ll likely be in the starting lineup as the Rams finally get some of their opening day offensive line back for Monday night’s matchup against the Dolphins. Jackson aggravated a shoulder injury in Week 2 and has been out for nearly two months. Jackson started out at center for the Rams, then moved to guard in Week 2 before leaving.