Ranking Likely Chicago Bears Free Agent Targets By Tier By Erik Lambert - February 24, 2019
The Chicago Bears free agent outlook continues to take shape. Dion Sims and Cody Parkey are gone. Bobby Massie is re-signed. The team should have just over $11 million in cap space at present. That’s not a long of room to maneuver, which leads one to believe more contract restructuring is still to come.
With so few draft pick at their disposal, this is the best avenue they have to find more help for their roster. GM Ryan Pace knows he must be careful though. He doesn’t have the luxury of deep pockets this year. So if he got some moves in mind, he’ll need a proper plan to ensure they don’t upset the entire pay structure.
So who might they go after on the market this year? Before preparing a list of names, it’s perhaps best to separate them by tiers. Tier 1 being top names available who fit what the Bears need and will cost a lot. Tier 2 being cheaper options who may develop into something more. Finally Tier 3 made up of purely depth options.
670 was saying the Bears have about 12-20 mil in cap; and the average is 38 in the NFL, w/the top being 100+. This is going to be a very uneventful FA period for Chicago.
It looks like the Bears offseason will go pretty similarly to the Vikings'. I'll be interested to see if they'll be able to retain Adrian Amos and/or Bryce Callahan. Amos should command a large deal as he's been a top 10-15 safety the past two seasons, so they'll have to pony up if they want to keep him around.