The Chicago Bears free agency plans to this point is a mystery. GM Ryan Pace and head coach John Fox have been too busy soaking up the action at the Senior Bowl down in Mobile, Alabama. People don’t know what fates awaits the teams’ own free agents like Alshon Jeffery. So it’s naturally impossible to know what they might have planned for bringing in outside help.
Here’s what is known. The Bears will have upwards of $54 million to spend according to overthecap.com. Removing the contracts of Jay Cutler, Lamarr Houston and Eddie Royal would push that to over $77 million. Suffice to say they have more than enough room to spend big if that is their wish.
Given the fact this team just finished 2016 with a 3-13 record, it wouldn’t be the least bit surprising. Pace has thus far built a reputation on careful spending. Whether that will stay the same in such a pivotal off-season is difficult to determine. The question is if they’re planning any big pushes, who will they focus on?
