Overview
- The team announced Ogbongbemiga’s release Thursday, marking the first move in Chicago’s offseason cap cleanup.
- The transaction creates roughly $2.07 million in space with about $375,000 in dead money, per multiple reports citing OverTheCap.
- After the move, the Bears are still projected about $4.11 million over the cap, with the NFL’s official 2026 figure expected next week.
- Further decisions are anticipated before the March 11 league-year deadline, with reports identifying Tremaine Edmunds as a potential cap casualty who would free about $15 million.
- Ogbongbemiga, a core special-teams contributor, missed the first nine weeks of 2025 with a knee injury and logged eight games with 17 tackles after returning.