8 hours ago8 hr comment_234937 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49531184/sources-darnell-wright-agrees-4-year-116m-deal-bearsVery deserving - now I hope we see Wright elevate his game to a whole new level and show that he is the best RT in the game! Report
7 hours ago7 hr comment_234938 43 minutes ago, DABEARSDABOMB said:https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49531184/sources-darnell-wright-agrees-4-year-116m-deal-bearsVery deserving - now I hope we see Wright elevate his game to a whole new level and show that he is the best RT in the game!You beat me to it, LOL. They definitely went all in. bearswire.usatoday had an article giving all of the details. WOW!“Chicago Bears and RT Darnell Wright reach agreement on a four-year, $116M extension with $93M guaranteed, per me and @RapSheet. Deal is biggest ever for a right tackle and most guaranteed money for an OL in NFL history. Bears and @OctagonFootball reached terms today.”I'm curious how it breaks down as far as cap hits. We have an even bigger contract to negotiate with Caleb after this year. Report
7 hours ago7 hr comment_234939 9 minutes ago, Pixote said:You beat me to it, LOL. They definitely went all in. bearswire.usatoday had an article giving all of the details. WOW!I'm curious how it breaks down as far as cap hits. We have an even bigger contract to negotiate with Caleb after this year.It's gonna get nerve racking. We'll have Caleb, Rome, Kyle, Ozzy, Jahday, Booker and Luther come up for contracts around the same time. Report
7 hours ago7 hr comment_234940 41 minutes ago, Pixote said:You beat me to it, LOL. They definitely went all in. bearswire.usatoday had an article giving all of the details. WOW!I'm curious how it breaks down as far as cap hits. We have an even bigger contract to negotiate with Caleb after this year.28 minutes ago, Mongo3451 said:It's gonna get nerve racking. We'll have Caleb, Rome, Kyle, Ozzy, Jahday, Booker and Luther come up for contracts around the same time.We have (had) $100M in cap space next year, and we will need to revamp the D line with that.$29M goes to Wright, Caleb will probably get around $60M sometime during the year next year or in the next offseason.Replacing JJ, Kmet, Kyler Gordon will all open up another $20M or $30M so I think we are good for a minute. We're also one of the only NFL teams with no void year contracts, so we have all that playroom too if or when necessary?I do think we might have to make a tough choice between Odunze and Burden in the next few years, but we seem to have an eye for WRs and DBs so im sure the pipeline will be full.I think Ryan Poles is mediocre in a lot of ways, but one of his biggest strengths has been to be disciplined about the cap, so i doubt we will get into cap hell, and with Ben Johnson's eye for talent in the draft and free agency, I think we will be able to keep a bunch of fresh new faces coming up that will turn out to be good players with not too many busts.All in all, i think we are in a great position for the next few years, even with Caleb getting paid.And hopefully, he takes a page from his idol and mentor Tom Brady, and leaves about $10M a year on the table off of the most extreme contracts he could get, so he can afford someone to catch the balls he throws.Darnell Wright is a great player, and on his way to being a monster. Our coaching staff is excellent developing players.Damn its a good time to be a Bears fan. Report
5 hours ago5 hr comment_234941 1 hour ago, BearFan PHX said:We have (had) $100M in cap space next yearI thought I heard we had $ 7-8M next year before roster adjustments were made.They had to do some creative accounting to give Wright this contract.I hope I'm wrong. I like your figure better. Report
4 hours ago4 hr comment_234942 Wright already had his 5th year option for $19M next year, so is this for 2028-2031?If it overwrites next year, he already had $19M on the table, so this would only increase it by $10M.Either way there is a lot of ways to make space for next season, and in reality, they really need the space in 2028 (for Caleb) and by then 7 of the current top 9 contracts will be UFA, minus Wright and Bryant.Spotrac has a good multi-year view: https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/chicago-bears/yearlyPre-June 1st cuts:Odeyingbo - $15M cap savingsJarrett - $12.7M cap savingsGordon - $8.3M cap savings (if he doesn't play at least 15 games)$36M between these 3 guys. Report
1 hour ago1 hr comment_234943 4 hours ago, Pixote said:I thought I heard we had $ 7-8M next year before roster adjustments were made.They had to do some creative accounting to give Wright this contract.I hope I'm wrong. I like your figure better.In just fast brush strokes, building on what Adam said:Montez Sweat $21MJoe Thuney $16.5MJaylon Johnson $16MDayo Odeyingbo $15MGrady Jarrett $13.5MTJ Edwards $8.5MCole Kmet $8.5MKyler Gordon $13Mthat's about $112M right there.Of course Im not expecting us to cut Thuney next year, and others may argue for players like Sweat or Kmet to stay. So Im not suggesting every one of those guys are gone next year.But for example, if one of our depth OGs starts to play well, we might look at starting him, because Thuney isnt going to play forever. For example.I think what we can take from that is that we have a lot of cap flexibility. Especially on the D Line.We are also one of the only teams to have NO void year contracts, so there is flexibility there, if you use it wisely.All in all, next year I think we will see an overhaul of the defensive line, and across the entire defense too. Looking at you JJ.We are in great shape. Report
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