The Chicago Bears surprised their fans on Saturday night when ESPN’s Adam Schefter tweeted that ultra back Tarik Cohen had reached an agreement on a three-year contract extension.

The 25-year old Cohen has earned the reputation of being an all-purpose player. He’s scored touchdowns on special teams, from the running back and wide receiver positions and even thrown for two scores.

In his three-year career, he’s rushed for 1,027 yards and five touchdowns and caught 203 passes for 1,534 yards with nine touchdowns.

When he arrived via the 2017 NFL Draft many fans were wondering who was this 5’6″ tall, 175 pound running back. They quickly learned that he had the capability of becoming to Ryan Pace’s Bears what Darren Sproles was to the New Orleans Saints when Pace was there.

Fans started getting giddy after viewing video of his athletic prowess.

When he made his NFL debut against the Atlanta Falcons on September 10, 2017 the football world quickly noted that this guy might be tiny by NFL standards, but his play was big.

Cohen quickly developed an amazing highlight reel. By the end of his inaugural season he became the first NFL rookie to score a rushing, receiving, passing and punt-return touchdown since Gale Sayers did it in 1965.

The following season, Cohen added 30 more touches to his resume and increased his total yardage from 723 to 1,169. He also added five touchdowns (from three to five).

But, fans started to notice a disturbing trend. Cohen who had always been a south, east and west runner before going north was beginning to make more and more dashes to the sideline and apparently trying to avoid contact.

The prevailing thinking was that Cohen’s body was tiring of the NFL’s punishing hits. Cohen denied it. And, in fact, this week when he met the media in preparation for today’s game against the Giants he said he believes he’s really a power back.

Cohen’s output last season dropped dramatically. He had career lows in rushing and total yards; and yards per touch. Head coach Matt Nagy used him primarily as a pass catcher. He was targeted a career high 104 times and had a career low 64 rushing attempts.

Is the Cohen signing a wise move by Pace? Is Allen Robinson further frustrated by his own contract negotiations seemingly making no progress, especially after the Los Angeles Rams added Robert Woods to their stable of contract extensions a week after extending fellow wide out Cooper Kupp? Those questions will be answered in time. For now, it’s Cohen’s moment to prove his worth.