PALM BEACH, Fla. — Former Bears quarterback Andy Dalton is signing a one-year, $3 million with the Saints, a source said, which almost certainly slots him as Jameis Winston’s backup.
The Bears, who signed Dalton to a $10 million contract last year, might end being the last team to offer him a starting job as he winds down his career. The Saints are his third team in three seasons since the Bengals released him.
Bears general manager Ryan Pace and coach Matt Nagy thought signing Dalton, now 34, was the key to unlocking the struggling offense. Instead, he was a symbol of the team’s overall dysfunction and poor planning.