Mark Grote

But you certainly can't depend on that from those players if they don't want to accept that, especially Tooney at this point.

Nobody is safe.

And the good news is – and boy, has this – have we talked about the – this might be the most I remember ever discussing the salary cap in a Bears offseason.

It's always pertinent.

It's always something worth keeping an eye on.

But we're all counting together right now.

And with the moves that the Bears have made –

They are up to around $44 million in cap space right now.

And with the latest being, and you mentioned him, Tremaine Edmonds, that created right there, and we've been talking about it all along, creates $15 million, or created now $15 million in cap space.

And I look at Tremaine Edmonds' career with the Bears, I say it as steady, if not spectacular.

Perfect.

You probably wanted more out of Tremaine Edmonds in the four-year $72 million contract, especially because he replaced, essentially, an incredibly popular and productive player in Roquan Smith.

He had his best year for the Bears this past year, even though he played in his fewest games last year, 12 or 13 games relative to the 14 to 17 that he had played previously.

in the previous years.

So he will be missed, but he is replaceable.

I think it's the same thing with DJ Moore.

He will be missed, but he is replaceable.

And we'll get into that topic a little bit later on.

But these are tough moves.

But when you get past the initial hit, the initial jarring of these guys, you're like, okay, it all makes sense.