5 Perfect Free-Agent Fits for Chicago Bears
Published by Matt Eurich on January 8, 2015
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
Now that the 2014 season is officially in the rearview mirror, the Chicago Bears can start looking toward the 2015 offseason and how to improve their team moving forward.
Once they get a new general manager and head coach in place, the team will then be able to focus on potential free agents who would be perfect fits in Chicago.
According to Over the Cap, the Bears currently have $110,199,687 committed to their roster for next season. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported last month that the salary cap is projected to increase to between $138.6 million and $141.8 million in 2015. If the cap is roughly $140 million, Over the Cap projects the Bears to have around $28 million in cap space.
Despite the big money the team owes in guarantees to quarterback Jay Cutler and defensive end Jared Allen in 2015, the Bears should still be able to make a splash in free agency.
Detroit‘s Ndamukong Suh will likely be the biggest name on the free-agent market this offseason, and Chicago’s Kyle Long lobbied for Suh to come to Chicago in December.
“Shoot, Suh,” Long said in a conference call with the media, via Carlos Monarrez and Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, “Come on down and play with us, man. We’ll take him.”
Even though the Bears have plenty of money available to spend this offseason, signing Suh would likely limit the team’s ability to go after other free agents.
It is tough to gauge what direction this team is going to go this offseason without a general manager or head coach currently in place, but there are still a handful of players who will be available in free agency who would be perfect fits with the Bears regardless of scheme.
Here are our five perfect free-agent fits for Chicago Bears.
