New Bears general manager Ryan Poles has been reworking the salary cap this offseason, where he’s gotten rid of some aging veterans with hefty contracts and utilized a lot of one-year, prove-it deals.
The Bears are still in a good position with the salary cap ahead of the season. They currently have $20.23 million in cap space, which ranks fourth in the NFL (per Spotrac).
Defensive end Robert Quinn and safety Eddie Jackson lead the way with cap hits of $17.14 million and $15.09 million, respectively. In all, the Bears have three players with a cap hit north of $10 million, which also includes left guard Cody Whitehair.
Here are the Bears’ biggest cap hits entering the 2022 season: