As Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles continues building his roster, this month’s dive into free agency is providing a major opportunity for the team to take a leap forward.
Bears long snapper Patrick Scales walks off the field after a victory against the Cardinals on Dec. 24, 2023, at Soldier Field. The NFL’s new league year will officially begin at 3 p.m. Wednesday. But the free-agency frenzy gets underway at 11 a.m. Monday with teams allowed to begin negotiating contracts with players set to hit the open market.under the NFL’s inflated $255.4 million salary cap for 2024. That opens the door for Poles to be aggressive on the open market if he so chooses.
The Bears announced two other moves Friday. They renegotiated and extended wide receiver Collin Johnson, who played in three games and had one catch last season. And they signed safety Tarvarius Moore, who last played for the San Francisco 49ers in 2022. Moore was with the Green Bay Packers in 2023 training camp but suffered a knee injury, and they released him with a settlement. He has started 13 NFL games since 2018.
Johnson wasn’t shy in expressing his desires to cash in with his second contract, aiming to be rewarded as one of the top defenders in the league. At the NFL scouting combine,to Johnson that the Bears believed was fair in terms of cash value, guaranteed money and term length. A little more than a week later, they settled on the deal.Bears safety Eddie Jackson celebrates after a victory against the Panthers on Nov. 9, 2023, at Soldier Field.
Whitehair, a second-round draft pick in 2016, started 118 games at center and guard in eight seasons, including 11 games in 2023. Jackson, a fourth-round pick in 2017, started 100 games in seven seasons, including 12 last season. Jackson, an All-Pro in 2018, leaves the Bears with 15 career interceptions, 44 passes defended, 10 forced fumbles, six return touchdowns and 459 tackles.
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