Julius Peppers was the class of the 2010 NFL Free Agency class with 81 sacks in 8 years. I get that. However, the Bears are making a huge investment here giving him 6 years 91 million dollars. That will take him until he’s 35 years old. That’s an awful lot of money to pay someone who will be that old at the end of his deal, especially when you consider that Peppers actually has a few issues with work ethic and motor and does take a few games off. This move will help the Bears in the short term, but I’d say there’s a 70% chance that Peppers doesn’t live this deal out in Chicago.

Grade: B-