General manager Ryan Poles is slated to have nearly $120 million in cap space to build up his Chicago Bears for the 2023 season, but a portion of that will need to go to some of his players coming out of contract. The Bears have already inked wide receiver Equanimeous St. Brown to a one-year extension.
Here’s a list of all the Bears coming out of contract and an explanation of each free agent designation.
Unrestricted Free Agents
David Montgomery, RB
Nathan Peterman, QB
Tim Boyle, QB
Dakota Dozier, OL
Riley Reiff, OL
Michael Schofield, OL
Ryan Griffin, TE
Trevon Wesco, TE
N’Keal Harry, WR
Dante Pettis, WR
Byron Pringle, WR
Angelo Blackson, DL
Armon Watts, DL
Mike Pennel, DL
DeAndre Houston-Carson, S
Dane Cruikshank, S
Matthew Adams, LB
Nicholas Morrow, LB
Joe Thomas, LB
Elijah Lee, LB
Patrick Scales, LS
- Unrestricted free agents can sign with any team once the 2023 league year opens, but their current team can negotiate with them before they hit the open market.