CHICAGO -- Chester Taylor said the Chicago Bears' potential to contend for a Super Bowl is one of the reasons he signed a four-year contract with the team on Friday.

The former Minnesota Vikings running back agreed to a $12.5 million deal, with $7 million guaranteed in the first year, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

"The Bears seem like they have a great opportunity to go to the Super Bowl," Taylor said on "The Afternoon Saloon" on ESPN 1000. "I want to go to a team that could contend for the Super Bowl.