The Chicago Bears are sitting at 3-10, and the focus has started to shift to what’s gearing up to be an exciting 2023 offseason.
Bears general manager Ryan Poles will have north of $100 million in salary cap space, which should make for an exciting free agency. There will be another roster overhaul this offseason, although there are a number of key contributors that will be back in 2023.
With a month left in the 2022 season, were taking a look at the Bears’ 10 biggest salary cap hits ahead of 2023.
Salary cap numbers courtesy of Spotrac.
10
RG Teven Jenkins
2023 cap hit: $2.29 million
Percentage of 2023 cap: 1.01%
9
TE Cole Kmet
2023 cap hit: $2.41 million
Percentage of 2023 cap: 1.06%
8
QB Trevor Siemian
2023 cap hit: $2.47 million
Percentage of 2023 cap: 1.09%
7
K Cairo Santos
2023 cap hit: $3.25 million
Percentage of 2023 cap: 1.44%
6
DE Al-Quadin Muhammad
2023 cap hit: $4.5 million
Percentage of 2023 cap: 1.99%
5
QB Justin Fields
2023 cap hit: $5.15 million
Percentage of 2023 cap: 2.27%
4
C Lucas Patrick
2023 cap hit: $5.38 million
Percentage of 2023 cap: 2.38%
3
DT Justin Jones
2023 cap hit: $7.4 million
Percentage of 2023 cap: 3.27%
2
LG Cody Whitehair
2023 cap hit: $14.1 million
Percentage of 2023 cap: 6.23%
1
S Eddie Jackson
2023 cap hit: $17.09 million
Percentage of 2023 cap: 7.55%
