After four years of tormenting kicks, the Chicago Bears have locked up Cairo Santos for a multi-year contract extension that will keep him in Chicago until 2023.
The Bears have agreed to negotiate with Santos a five-year deal worth $ 16 million with a mx value of $ 17.5 million, but the last two years of Santos’ deal are void, so it’s actually a $ 9 million 3-year agreement with a maximum value of $ 11 million.
But how will Santos’ contract extension in Chicago affect the 2021 salary cap?
Before Santos’ extension, the Bears were about $ 17 million, according to Over the Cap. That was after Chicago put the franchise label on receiver Allen Robinson, which landed him with a $ 17.9 million cap. Santos’ release in 2021 will amount to $ 1.575 million, which means that the expansion of Santos will cost the Bears $ 19.2 million before the new league year.
The NFL has agreed on a salary cap of $ 182.5 million for 2021, leaving the Bears with a ceiling of $ 190 million after the transfer from the previous year. Which is still going to make general manager Ryan Pace difficult, with Chicago nearly $ 20 million over the limit.
Other things we can expect over the next few days to help the coat hanger is the restructuring of contracts, where players like safety Eddie Jackson and left-back Cody Whitehair make the most sense. With the corner from Buster Skrine and right-hander Bobby Massie who were all the victims of the victims, it would not be a surprise to see Chicago part ways with more players before March 17, including Jimmy Graham, left tackle Charles Leno Jr. recipient Anthony Miller.