Resolving the limit by entering the weekend, the Bears made some moves to create more than $ 20 million in limit space and move below the $ 182.5 million salary cap.
Chicago will restructure the company’s contracts Khalil Mack, Eddie Jackson and Cody Whitehair, according to Adam Schefter, who adds that these moves will create more than $ 23 million in limit space (Twitter link) The Bears previously had the NFL’s second worst limit, residing almost $ 20 million over the limit.
Bears previously restructured Mack’s business in 2019. He was expected to count more than $ 26 million against Chicago’s 2021 limit. This marks the first restructuring of Jackson’s five-year deal for $ 58.4 million. Ditto for Whitehair’s five-year pact, $ 51.3 million. The two together add up to just over $ 20 million against Chicago’s capitalization this year.
The team still has work to do in the cap-space department and the renovations will certainly be linked to a potential quarterback salary. In dire need as a defender, the Bears are planning to chase a Russell Wilson replacement. If the Bears did a miraculous deal, they would have to answer for the biggest contract in the franchise’s history. Wilson’s $ 35 million a year deal runs through 2023.
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