Ryan Pace has plenty of tough decisions to make as general manager of the Bears, but Friday's may have been his easiest to date.
The Bears announced that they have picked up the fifth-year option on Pro Bowl offensive lineman Kyle Long, which puts him under contract through the 2017 season.
Long, the 20th overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft out of Oregon, has been to the Pro Bowl in each of his three seasons in the NFL.
Long has started 47 games during his NFL career with 31 coming at right guard and 16 at right tackle.
Despite having a Pro Bowl season at the tackle position in 2015, Long is expected to move back to his natural position of guard with the Bears' offseason signing of right tackle Bobby Massie.