As the Chicago Bears continue to fill out the roster, Ryan Pace made the decision to bring back Pat O’Donnell to continue to punt for the franchise.
O’Donnell isn’t spectacular, but is a solid punter and Pace chose to go with the punter he knows (at a clip of $2 million per year for two years) rather than risk inviting a couple of UDFAs to camp and let them battle it out.
While O’Donnell the punter is fine, there was a point brought up on Twitter after Adam Schefter announced the O’Donnell signing that gets you wondering.