Ha Ha Clinton-Dix turned down more money to play with Bears, Eddie Jackson

The Chicago Bears are officially a destination of choice for free agents.

Ryan Pace landed one of the top free agent safeties left on the market, and he took less money to come to Chicago.

The Bears signed Ha Ha Clinton-Dix to a one-year, $3.5 million deal.

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix gets $3.5 million on his one-year deal from the #Bears, source says. He had more on the table elsewhere but it sounds like he wanted to join that Chicago defense and be reunited with his Alabama teammate Eddie Jackson.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 14, 2019

Washington tried to re-sign the safety they traded a fourth-round pick for during the season, but he chose to play with the Bears and his former college teammate.

He replaces Adrian Amos, who signed a four-year deal with the Green Bay Packers.

New #Bears safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix is coming off of the highest-graded season of his career pic.twitter.com/WbqWpKUT9g

— PFF CHI Bears (@PFF_Bears) March 14, 2019

Clinton-Dix is set up to be an absolute steal for the Bears and one of the smartest moves of the offseason by Pace.

He has a knack for getting his hands on the ball, and he should benefit from all the talent around him in Chicago.

This should be the best defense Clinton-Dix has played on in the NFL, and he’s in a great position to earn a payday with a strong 2019 season.