The Chicago Bears and 2018 first-round pick Roquan Smith have yet to come to terms on Smith’s rookie contract.
The speculation in recent weeks has been that the two sides have disagreed on how to handle the rookie’s guaranteed money if he were to be suspended as a result of the NFL’s new helmet-leading rules. Now the lone draft pick to not have signed his rookie deal, Smith has missed training camp time and, more than likely, playing time in the preseason as a result.
If a recent report is any indication, though, the new rules are not the issue that the sides are butting heads on.