Day one of the league’s legal negotiation window of free agency is in the books. It was a busy day here at BN, but we spent much more time on other teams making big splashes than we would have liked.

The Chicago Bears didn’t come away empty-handed though, inking former Eagles and Lions running back D’Andre Swift to a three-year, $24 million dollar deal.

Here’s the complete breakdown on the money courtesy of PFF’s Brad Spielberger:

I know that some folks were hoping the Bears would splash it up in the deep end with Saquon Barkley or Josh Jacobs, but I like the player the Bears are getting for the price point, which isn’t all that bad. 

In Swift, the Bears get a running back who rushed for 1,049 yards as the lead back in Philadelphia's running back by-committee room. His five rushing touchdowns don’t jump off the page at you, but we have to consider that he played for the Eagles, who put the ball in the hands of Jalen Hurts on the goal line more often than not. 

The Bears are aiming to enhance their rushing attack, and they have chosen Swift as their primary back. Swift's ability to catch the football adds to his value, given that he has averaged almost 50 catches per season. He will take over for D’Onta Foreman in the backfield alongside Khalil Herbert and Roschon Johnson.

The Bears' new offensive coordinator, Shane Waldron, previously worked in Seattle, where Kenneth Walker was the lead back, followed by Zach Charbonnet. Swift's multifaceted abilities make him an essential addition to Waldron's scheme, providing him with an additional weapon for their lineup.

Speaking of swimming in the pool with guys like Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs, the Packers jumped into that side of the pool with a cannonball of a deal for Josh Jacobs. Jacobs’ new deal is for four years and will pay him $48 million. 

Barkley got a similarly significant deal from the Eagles, a three-year, $37.75 million contract that could be worth up to $46.75M and includes $26M fully guaranteed at signing.

But the biggest signing of the day was Kirk Cousins heading to Atlanta on a four-year deal with the Falcons, ending his tenure in Minnesota. It’s a four-year, $180 million deal, including $100 million guaranteed. Cousins will make $45 million annually. 

Cousins was the final big domino to fall in the quarterback market, with Baker Mayfield re-signing with the Buccaneers on Sunday and Russell Wilson signing with the Steelers late Sunday night. Cousins's signing with Atlanta caught some grief on social media on Monday for the money, but people aren’t realizing that his deal is similar to Derek Carr and Daniel Jones’ deals last year, with some natural salary cap inflation accounted for. 

The deal, however, wasn’t great news for the Chicago Bears. Atlanta was a team that fit the bill of a team needing a quarterback, and it was one that Justin Fields had been connected to for months. With Cousins there, that’s out the window. The same can be said for Pittsburgh (which signed Russell Wilson) and Las Vegas, which gave Gardner Minshew a two-year, $25 million deal that includes $15M fully guaranteed.

At this point, the Justin Fields market is thin to none. The Bears are looking at a desperate team looking for a bridge or backup willing to give the Bears a day-three pick for Fields. Or, the worst-case scenario, keeping Fields to back up Caleb Williams next season. Yuck. No thanks; I don’t want any part of that. 

It’s also possible that the Bears hold onto Fields until training camp when the first unfortunate but inevitable quarterback injury occurs. But that’s another scenario that I could do without experiencing. 

However it shakes out, it’s not good right now. There was a hit by Adam Schefter on ESPN on Monday where Schefter said that Fields hasn’t been seriously shopped by the Bears yet, and you can believe that if you would like, but if you do please let me know because I have a bridge to sell you.

Let’s not forget that Schefter and his news-breaking machine peers are only able to do what they do because they play ball with the front offices and agents in negotiations. That works both ways, I hear you. Like I said, you’re entitled to believe what you wish. I don’t but it, though.

I figured that Luis and I were going to be busy on Monday, and we were swamped, but I’m hoping we’re doing more Bears writing today than we did on Monday. I like the Swift signing, but overall, it was an underwhelming day for the Bears.

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• The Cubs are back in action today after a Monday off. They’re taking on the Brewers at 6:05 PM CT on Marquee.

• The Blackhawks host the Ducks at 7:30 PM CT. NBC Sports Chicago will have the broadcast.