After four years of misfortune, the Chicago Bears imprisoned Cairo Santos for a multi-year contract extension that will keep him in Chicago until 2023.
The Bears reached an agreement with Santos in a five-year agreement worth $ 16 million with a maximum value of $ 17.5 million, but the final two years of the Santos agreement are voidable, so it is actually an agreement of 3 years worth $ 9 million with a maximum value of $ 11 million.
But how does the extension of Santos’ contract affect the Chicago wage cap situation in 2021?
Before Santos’ extension, the Bears were about $ 17 million, according to Over the Cap. That after Chicago put the franchise’s brand on the Allen Robinson receiver, which left him with a $ 17.9 million limit . The limit reached by Santos in 2021 will be US $ 1.575 million, which means that the extension of Santos puts the Bears US $ 19.2 million above the limit before the new year of the league.
The NFL agreed to a salary cap of $ 182.5 million for 2021, which leaves the Bears with a cap of $ 190 million after last year’s transport. Which will still make things difficult for general manager Ryan Pace, with Chicago almost $ 20 million over the limit.
Other things we can expect in the coming days to help with the capitalization situation are contract restructurings, where players like safety Eddie Jackson and left guard Cody Whitehair make more sense. With cornerback Buster Skrine and right tackle Bobby Massie already casualties in the hat, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Chicago split from more players before March 17, including the potentially tight end Jimmy Graham, left tackle Charles Leno Jr and receiver Anthony Miller.