Overview
- The Bears restructured Joe Thuney, Dayo Odeyingbo and T.J. Edwards on Friday, creating roughly $17 million in 2026 salary-cap space.
- The team converted portions of base pay into signing-bonus proration to lower this year’s cap hits and push those costs into later seasons.
- All three players remain under contract through the 2027 season and will carry higher cap charges in that final year because of the restructures.
- Chicago has not announced any imminent acquisitions and reporting has identified an edge rusher as a possible priority to pair with Montez Sweat rather than a confirmed target.
- Injuries to nickel corner Kyler Gordon and safety Coby Bryant have left the secondary thin and increase the value of short-term cap flexibility for signings, trades or an injury cushion before the season opener.