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INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL announced Thursday that salary cap for the upcoming season will be $279.2 million, up $23.8 million from last season.
Regardless of where the final number fell, the Bears were set to have the fourth-most salary-cap space when the new league year begins March 12. After recent cuts of tight end Gerald Everett and defensive end DeMarcus Walker, they’re on track to have $79.5 million in space when they start negotiating with free agents March 10.
That trails only the Patriots at $127.8 million, the Raiders at $96.5 million and the Commanders at $81.