The NFLPA voted to ratify the NFL’s new collective bargaining agreement, a move which should immediately help the Bears — provided the new league year actually begins this week.
Our statement on the CBA vote: pic.twitter.com/3pXydLLQ9c
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) March 15, 2020
It’s been expected ratifying a new CBA would immediately increase the available cap space to teams ahead of this year’s free agency period, with estimates ranging from an additional $5 million on the low end to $20 million on the high end. Either way, Ryan Pace is going to have more money to work with when the league’s free agent period begins.