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The Bears, as well as the rest of the NFL, will have more salary-cap space for next season than they originally anticipated.
The NFL informed teams Wednesday that when the new league year begins March 12, the salary cap will fall between $277.5 and $281.5 million, ESPN reported. That’s up from $255.4 million last season and slightly higher than the original $272.5 million projection from Over The Cap.
That would put the Bears between $67 million and $71 million in cap space as they look to address major roster concerns and give new coach Ben Johnson the best chance at getting them to the playoffs in his first season.