The Bears shifted just enough, mostly with the latest Lance Briggs contract, to have $5 million in salary cap space, according to a league source.
But after having more space than any other club in the NFC North, the Bears are now second-to-last.
The Minnesota Vikings lead the way with about $13 million in space, followed by the Green Bay Packers with $8 million. Then the Bears, then the Detroit Lions with $4 million in space.
Thank you, sir, I have been wondering.
If you can find a breakdown of cap space, like money spent on all new acquisitions and money gained on cuts, restructuring contracts, I think a lot of us would be interested. It seemed to me they spent a lot more than the $32 they had coming into the offseason
$5 million in cap space seems to be just about what they need to sign their draft picks, and perhaps a veteran or two. The teams that have a lot of cap space now are the ones that probably aren't going to use it anyway. There will be some veteran cuts that come available, but usually they aren't really great players. I think the Bears are being aggressive, and I'm happy to see it. Super Bears, Super Bowl!