Will Bears Show Jaylon Johnson the Money?

Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson didn't cover Raiders receiver Davante Adams all over the field like he had in the past in Green Bay after all.

He didn't need to because he had help from Tyrique Stevenson and it showed what he can do if given the chance to play the ball instead of only the receiver.

Johnson made his second and third career interceptions and one was a 39-yard pick-6 Sunday for his first career TD return in a 30-12 win over the Raiders.

The end result might be more money from the Bears if they hope to keep him from leaving as a free agent.

"The value is going up for sure," Johnson said.

Johnson's game wasn't perfect. He had a 46-yard pass interference penalty on a deep ball to Tre Tucker, but by and large he was in the right place at the right time.

"It was a good call, as much as I don't want to say," Johnson said of the DPI . I got to find a way to get my head back around. I was running so hard I just kind of slowed down, the ball was thrown so short. I've just got to find a way to get my head back.

"Naw, I got to do better 100 percent. For me I've got to just do a better job of reading a receiver's body language. I think I was so caught up in trying to get back in position instead of truly reading him."

So much for the bad play. Johnson made up for it with his pick-6 on a deep ball by Brian Hoyer to Adams at the Raiders 39. It came right after Cairo Santos' 54-yard field goal had upped the lead to 24-6 and at 30-6 the Bears weren't going to be caught.

"We were in deep third, visioning in on the quarterback and I just saw him looking at (Adams) the whole time," Johnson said. "I kind of started looking at Davante and he started settling down so I figured I'd break before he broke."

He finished it with another pick of backup Aidan O'Connell on a throw to Jakobi Meyers.

"I would just say it feels good," Johnson said. "For me it's just confidence knowing that I can make plays. At the end of the day it's about opportunities and I know for me, don't want to miss any opportunities. So just to be able to capitalize just felt good, reassured me who I am.

"I know what I can do. I know I can take the ball away. It's just about opportunties and taking advantage of it."

It was a lightly veiled message to Bears GM Ryan Poles of "Show me the money."

"I've been wanting to get to the table," Johnson said. "I mean at the and of the day, it's I know who I am and I know I can play this game at a high level and I Feel like I deserve to be paid like that."

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