With roughly $60 million in salary space, the Bears could be able to add talent or, in the case of Jaylon Johnson, keep one of their own free agents when they enter free agency.
Long before the draft, the Bears have the opportunity to add to a roster still in need of talent.
Free agency is still going to be a huge tool for the Bears one year after they had almost $100 million to spend and did.
GM Ryan Poles before the season had estimated he had accumulated 75 to 80 percent of the talent needed to get the roster in position where it could be successful. Success when he was hired was defined as being able to “take the North and not give it back.
Therefore, there is still work to be done even after a few years of effort. To what extent?
“I want to go through the tape from the whole year and get with my front office on that, but it’s getting smaller, which is good,” he stated.
Luckily for Poles, funding is once again available to continue tackling their talent shortage, particularly in a few professions. If they take a few major salary hits, it could be anywhere from $36 million to $61 million, which might or might not mean they have additional roster gaps to cover.
