Bears CB Jaylon Johnson eyes next contract with Bears — or 'somewhere else'

No one has been with the Bears longer than cornerback Jaylon Johnson. That time may be coming to an end. He planned it that way. In May 2024, Johnson negotiated a four-year, $76 million deal that pays him $25 million — but with only a $9 million dead cap charge — in 2027. That makes him an attractive cut candidate after this season — and would allow him to reach free agency, where the market for cornerbacks has exploded over the past two-and-a-half years, just before his 28th birthday. “I'm not…