Chicago Bears named a potential landing spot for one of the NFL's top free agents
The Chicago Bears have plenty of salary cap space ahead of free agency, ranking third in the NFL with around $78.3 million available to spend. If the Bears want to make a huge splash in free agency, they have the means. And that's part of the reason why Pro Football Focus named the Bears as […]
The Chicago Bears have plenty of salary cap space ahead of free agency, ranking third in the NFL with around $78.3 million available to spend.
If the Bears want to make a huge splash in free agency, they have the means.
And that's part of the reason why Pro Football Focus named the Bears as a potential landing spot for Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Chris Jones, who will be a free agent when the new league year begins in March.
From PFF: The Bears may not be looking to make this big of a splash, and general manager Ryan Poles has often prioritized spending on younger players, but we’d be remiss if we didn’t make this connection; the missing piece to Chicago’s ascending defense taking another step is a proven interior pass rusher.
The Chiefs would love to keep Chris Jones in Kansas City, but the two sides have been unable to come to an agreement on a longterm deal. And after another great year by Jones in 2023, it seems unlikely that anything changes this offseason.
Late last month, A to Z Sports projected that Jones will receive a four year deal worth $110 million with $65 million in guaranteed money and a year one cap hit of $13 million.
The Bears will likely take some big swings in free agency. Chicago, however, doesn't feel like an obvious landing spot for Jones, but it also won't be a shock if the Bears make a run at the five-time Pro Bowler.
This will be the first offseason that we see Chicago general manager Ryan Poles operate in free agency with a pocket full of cash, so we don't truly know how he'll approach some of the bigger names that are available.
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