The NFL’s deadline to tender a qualifying offer to restricted free agents was today at 3:00 p.m. (CT), and the Chicago Bears have decided to pass on that option with all four of theirs.
That means the following players will be unrestricted free agents and able to sign with any other team.
Breon Borders, CB
Darrynton Evans, RB
Sam Mustipher, C
Javin White, LB
Restricted free agents are players with three years of accrued NFL seasons.
The Bears could bring any of these players back, but their contract offer would be closer to the league minimum than what a qualifying offer would have been.