Chicago Bear rookie linebacker Roquan Smith was the last player taken in this year's draft yet to sign his first NFL contract, with the holdout bleeding into training camp and the preseason.

It appears that this entire situation has come to a resolution, with Smith hammering out his deal with the Bears on Monday afternoon, according to Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the terms of the deal.

This shifts the focus back to the football field where Smith should make a significant impact in his rookie campaign as one of the centerpieces of the defense as the starting middle linebacker. He is coming off an impressive collegiate career where he developed into one of the nation’s best linebackers, capped off by a strong 2017 campaign where he won the SEC Defensive Player of the Year along with the Butkus Award, which is given to the country’s top linebacker.

Smith has demonstrated his game-changing talent that could quickly make him one of the star players in the league at his position. The Bears are hoping that will be the case, but he will need the next couple of weeks in the preseason to get back into the swing of things to prepare himself for the 2018 season. He was away from the Bears over the last couple of weeks while his agent worked toward a better-structured deal for him.

A part of the reasoning for the extended holdout was due to the language in the contract that would allow the Bears to take back some of the guaranteed money if Smith is suspended under the league's new helmet-contract rules. With this situation behind both sides, the 21-year-old can get re-acclimated with the team ahead of his first NFL season.