Chicago Bears center Drew Dalman unexpectedly retires from NFL at age 27

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/dalman-drew/2glqozvg/"]Drew Dalman[/a] joined the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-bears/2clovUM8/"]Chicago Bears[/a] in the 2025 offseason after spending the first four years of his career with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atlanta-falcons/hClIiQIR/"]Atlanta Falcons[/a]. In his lone season in Chicago, Dalman started all 19 games and played 100% of the Bears' offensive snaps in the regular season and playoffs, earning him Pro Bowl honours.[/p][embed guid="a49fc145-b07c-4aa3-94d0-45795d17b39a" url="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2028920582914371696?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 27-year-old center recorded the eighth-highest pass block win rate among all interior offensive linemen with 406 wins in 423 passing plays.[/p][p]Playing alongside fellow 2025 acquisitions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thuney-joe/t0bnRk8M/"]Joe Thuney[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jackson-jonah/tbntMI3n/"]Jonah Jackson[/a], a revamped offensive line saw Bears QB [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-caleb/pGlNqwYn/"]Caleb Williams[/a] be sacked a stunning 44 times fewer in 2025 than in 2024, when he led the league in sacks taken with 68.[/p][p]Dalman signed a three-year, $42 million contract in Chicago last year, but is now expected to retire from the NFL, according to NFL insider Adam Schefter.[/p][embed guid="dd451f37-4782-47b3-a566-472a28f77cf8" url="https://x.com/CALEBcsw/status/2028926318457323611?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Dalman was picked in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft by the Falcons, who took the former Stanford Cardinal with the 114th overall pick.[/p][p]In his five years in the league, Drew Dalman played 74 games (57 starts), missing 11 games due to injury in 2023 and 2024.[/p]