Bears Free Agency: Exploring Impact of Chicago’s Salary Cap
Published by Bear Heiser on January 5, 2015
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Chicago Bears
The longer the Chicago Bears wait to hire a general manager and head coach, the less time the organization will have to prepare for what lies ahead in the offseason.
Over the past week, we’ve given you the biggest takeaways from the 2014 season, laid out an early guide to the free-agent market, played out an entire mock draft and reviewed the most keep-or-cut decisions the Bears have on their own roster.
Now it’s time to take a look at the salary cap and see how it could shape the team’s offseason plans. As of Jan. 5, 2015, the Bears have $62.3 million committed to offense in 2015 and $44.2 million committed to defense, according to OvertheCap.com, which leaves the Bears with roughly $28 million to spend in the offseason.
So let’s take a look at how the cap figure affects the roster as we know it.
All quotes obtained firsthand. All contract information courtesy of OvertheCap.com.
