Most of the NFL’s 32 teams have spent the past few weeks cutting players and restructuring contracts to adjust to the falling limit number. Some did it out of necessity to meet the new maximum value, but others did so so that they could be legitimate buyers at a free agency. One team made a big move on Saturday that achieved both of these goals, as the Chicago Bears saved more than $ 23 million in cap space by restructuring three of its biggest contracts.
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Bears converted the 2021 base salaries for linebacker Khalil Mack, safety Eddie Jackson and striker Cody Whitehair into signature bonuses. As Schefter notes, these moves give the Bears some much-needed firepower towards the free agency. According to Over The Cap, the Bears are currently $ 19.2 million in the red, which is the second worst case in the NFL. This reported move will take you back to where you need to be.
As for who the Bears could be preparing to chase, there is only one name that the good people of Chicago have in mind: Russell Wilson. According to CBS NFL Insider Jason La Canfora, the Bears are prepared to play a “boat full” of picks in the Seattle Seahawks for their quarterback, or in the Houston Texans for Deshaun Watson.
“They are very serious and, as is usually the case when job security is high, the peaks of the future like 2023 are not as valuable in real time. They do not have the kind of cheap, young talent that some other commercial claimants have. they do, but you can always continue to launch future choices from the main project to solve the problem. “
Even if the Bears are unsuccessful in their search for the caller, there are many other holes to fill, such as in the offensive tackle or even the wide receiver. At this point, however, the Bears are gearing up for a big move in the quarterback to shake up NFC North and the conference as a whole.