The Chicago Bears are sitting in a good position with the salary cap ahead of free agency. With the cap expected to increase to $208.2 million, the Bears are expected to have around $26 million in available cap space, which ranks 13th in the NFL.
New general manager Ryan Poles has a lot of work to do with the roster, where there are a number of holes that need to be filled at key positions, including wide receiver, offensive line, linebacker and defensive back.
While Chicago sits in a comfortable position in regards to the salary cap, Poles can create even more cap space by cutting some players, including some whose futures remain up-in-the-air.
Here’s a look at five players who have been considered cut candidates and what we believe will happen with them:
*All projections are post-June 1 designations