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Cap Overview
The Bears are operating near the bottom of the league in current cap room at $8.6M, ranked 28th of 32 teams, which sharply limits what they can do in free agency this season. Dead money stands at $15.8M, ranked 20th in the league. Rollover from last season adds only $4.4M to the equation, ranked 23rd. The picture brightens considerably looking ahead: next year's cap room projects to $23.8M, ranked 21st, and committed salary falls from $306.5M in the first offseason to just $79.2M in the following year and $17.6M the year after that. The 34 expiring contracts on the roster create urgency around retaining the players worth keeping, but they also represent a natural clearing mechanism that will give the front office genuine flexibility to reshape the roster by the middle of the plan window. The key priority in the short term is avoiding new dead money by being selective about which cut candidates to release immediately, particularly Dayo Odeyingbo, whose release would cost $11.0M in dead money and net only $9.5M in savings.
Top Cap Hits
| Player | Pos | Age | OVR | Cap Hit | Yrs Left | % of Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEDGE · 29 · OVR 82 · 2 yrs | LEDGE | 29 | 82 | $25.1M7.6% | 2 | 7.6% | |
| CB · 27 · OVR 90 · 2 yrs | CB | 27 | 90 | $24.5M7.4% | 2 | 7.4% | |
| LG · 33 · OVR 96 · 2 yrs | LG | 33 | 96 | $21.5M6.5% | 2 | 6.5% | |
| REDGE · 26 · OVR 73 · 2 yrs | REDGE | 26 | 73 | $20.5M6.2% | 2 | 6.2% | |
| DT · 33 · OVR 81 · 2 yrs | DT | 33 | 81 | $18.9M5.7% | 2 | 5.7% | |
| CB · 26 · OVR 83 · 3 yrs | CB | 26 | 83 | $12.9M3.9% | 3 | 3.9% | |
| RG · 29 · OVR 78 · 2 yrs | RG | 29 | 78 | $12.8M3.9% | 2 | 3.9% | |
| WILL · 30 · OVR 81 · 2 yrs | WILL | 30 | 81 | $10.8M3.3% | 2 | 3.3% | |
| QB · 24 · OVR 90 · 2 yrs | QB | 24 | 90 | $10.8M3.3% | 2 | 3.3% | |
| HB · 27 · OVR 85 · 1 yrs | HB | 27 | 85 | $8.8M2.7% | 1 | 2.7% |
Contract Cliffs
| Player | Pos | Age | OVR | Cap Hit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB · 27 · OVR 85 | HB | 27 | 85 | $8.8M | |
| C · 31 · OVR 76 | C | 31 | 76 | $4.7M | |
| RT · 27 · OVR 73 | RT | 27 | 73 | $4.3M | |
| CB · 26 · OVR 76 | CB | 26 | 76 | $4.1M | |
| WR · 32 · OVR 75 | WR | 32 | 75 | $3.5M | |
| CB · 27 · OVR 65 | CB | 27 | 65 | $2.6M | |
| DT · 24 · OVR 79 | DT | 24 | 79 | $2.1M | |
| DT · 30 · OVR 70 | DT | 30 | 70 | $1.5M | |
| FS · 26 · OVR 68 | FS | 26 | 68 | $1.4M | |
| HB · 25 · OVR 71 | HB | 25 | 71 | $1.3M | |
| CB · 28 · OVR 69 | CB | 28 | 69 | $1.3M | |
| DT · 27 · OVR 68 | DT | 27 | 68 | $1.3M | |
| LG · 26 · OVR 66 | LG | 26 | 66 | $1.2M | |
| SAM · 24 · OVR 68 | SAM | 24 | 68 | $1.2M | |
| MIKE · 26 · OVR 71 | MIKE | 26 | 71 | $1.2M | |
| WILL · 27 · OVR 65 | WILL | 27 | 65 | $1.2M | |
| LT · 27 · OVR 74 | LT | 27 | 74 | $1.2M | |
| CB · 27 · OVR 69 | CB | 27 | 69 | $1.2M | |
| TE · 29 · OVR 60 | TE | 29 | 60 | $1.1M | |
| LEDGE · 27 · OVR 66 | LEDGE | 27 | 66 | $1.1M | |
| HB · 27 · OVR 68 | HB | 27 | 68 | $1.1M | |
| CB · 26 · OVR 75 | CB | 26 | 75 | $1.1M | |
| HB · 28 · OVR 62 | HB | 28 | 62 | $1.1M | |
| WR · 27 · OVR 68 | WR | 27 | 68 | $1.1M | |
| MIKE · 27 · OVR 67 | MIKE | 27 | 67 | $1.1M | |
| SS · 27 · OVR 66 | SS | 27 | 66 | $1.1M | |
| FS · 31 · OVR 78 | FS | 31 | 78 | $1.1M | |
| WR · 29 · OVR 62 | WR | 29 | 62 | $1.1M | |
| WR · 29 · OVR 70 | WR | 29 | 70 | $1.1M | |
| MIKE · 27 · OVR 63 | MIKE | 27 | 63 | $1.1M | |
| LT · 24 · OVR 67 | LT | 24 | 67 | $1.0M | |
| RG · 26 · OVR 62 | RG | 26 | 62 | $1.0M | |
| TE · 29 · OVR 58 | TE | 29 | 58 | $1.0M | |
| LEDGE · 26 · OVR 67 | LEDGE | 26 | 67 | $1.0M |
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