The Chicago Bears have a chance to seriously upgrade the roster this off-season thanks to resources GM Ryan Poles has carefully hoarded over the past three years. He has eight draft picks, including four in the first three rounds. That will also include what was thought to be around $64 million in cap space. However, it appears those numbers were undersold. Pat McAfee revealed on his show that the 2025 salary cap projected is out. Apparently, it is set to be around $275 million.
If that is true, the Bears would end up with $67 million in space rather than $64 million. They also have plenty of ways to create even more. By cutting Gerald Everett and Ryan Bates alone, they would gain an additional $9.4 million. Kevin Byard would generate another $6.97 million. Suffice it to say the Bears are in a great position to make a splash this March if they wish.
The Chicago Bears have tried to avoid reckless spending.
GM Ryan Poles has said he wishes to build through the draft, and that hasn’t changed. However, even he has to recognize that this upcoming season carries a ton of pressure after three straight losing records. The Chicago Bears must do everything in their power to fortify this roster with front-line talent. While it is unlikely Poles would go crazy with multiple blockbuster deals, there is a realistic possibility he takes one or two big swings. They would probably be in the trenches. Trey Smith, Drew Dalman, Josh Sweat, and Malcolm Koonce are all names worth watching. There will be plenty of competition. New England, Las Vegas, Washington, and Arizona each have more cap space and good reasons to spend. It should be a fun spring. What they accomplish will set the stage for what could be a consequential 2025 draft.
Bears Superbowl 2027 or 28. I can hardly wait.
Kindly visualize the comma after like not before–someone needed to get spanked without warning. I’m a multi-tasker.
Kris, you are correct and smart about that frequency. Add the qualitative aspect on five OL men not really playing as, or looking, like a unit, certainly not an optimal unit. More like uneven dominoes or holes in a dam.
Get Caleb some help! He was sacked 68 times and yes, some were clearly on him. You know what else is on him? He avoided 50 more sacks. Next closest was Lamar with 28
Sallie, Nate Davis was a total bust, but the $30M was over 3 years, not one. Darnell Wright is the highest paid O-lineman, at about $5M per year. The Eagles cap number on the O-Line is about $48M and the Chiefs over $60M. You think we need to just draft guys in the 2nd round to get up to the same level? We have overspent on linebackers and receivers.