Cornerback Kyler Gordon says the Chicago Bears “showed how much” how much they valued him in negotiating a three-year, $40 million contract extension.

Kyler Gordon was the first player Chicago Bears GM Ryan Poles drafted in 2022, so his three-year contract extension felt like a symbolic moment.

The first player ever selected by Poles, the 2022 second-rounder signed a three-year, $40 million contract extension Tuesday that tie him to the Bears through 2028. The deal, which Gordon first agreed to Sunday, makes him the highest-paid slot cornerback in the NFL.