Chicago Bears Roster & Salary Cap
2026 Salary Cap
$8.3M28th
Cap Space
$318.7M26th
Active Cap
$20.1M11th
Dead Cap
$280.5M25th
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2026 Roster & Cap (91 players)
Click a column to sort. Cap hit shaded by size.
| Player | Pos | Cap Hit | Base | Dead $ | Cut Savings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montez Sweat | ED | $25.1M | $20.9M | $18.2M | $6.9M |
| Jaylon Johnson | CB | $24.5M | $15.1M | $25.6M | $0 |
| Joe Thuney | LG | $21.5M | $16.0M | $26.0M | $0 |
| Dayo Odeyingbo | ED | $20.5M | $15.5M | $24.5M | $0 |
| Grady Jarrett | IDL | $18.9M | $14.2M | $22.2M | $0 |
| Kyler Gordon | CB | $12.9M | $10.0M | $27.5M | $0 |
| Jonah Jackson | RG | $12.8M | $1.2M | $21.8M | $0 |
| T.J. Edwards | LB | $10.8M | $8.2M | $12.9M | $0 |
| Caleb Williams | QB | $10.8M | $1.1M | $23.3M | $0 |
| D'Andre Swift | RB | $8.8M | $6.4M | $1.8M | $7.0M |
| Cole Kmet | TE | $7.8M | $1.2M | $10.8M | $0 |
| Darnell Wright | RT | $6.7M | $1.1M | $25.7M | $0 |
| Rome Odunze | WR | $6.2M | $1.1M | $13.4M | $0 |
| Colston Loveland | TE | $6.1M | $1.0M | $21.8M | $0 |
| Coby Bryant | CB | $6.0M | $1.5M | $25.8M | $0 |
| Devin Bush | LB | $5.7M | $1.5M | $21.0M | $0 |
| Tyson Bagent | QB | $4.8M | $4.0M | $5.0M | $0 |
| Garrett Bradbury | C | $4.7M | $3.7M | $3.7M | $1.0M |
| Braxton Jones | LT | $4.3M | $2.0M | $3.0M | $1.3M |
| Tyrique Stevenson | CB | $4.1M | $3.7M | $423K | $3.7M |
| Neville Gallimore | IDL | $4.0M | $2.0M | $5.0M | $0 |
| Cairo Santos | K | $3.8M | $3.1M | $1.1M | $2.6M |
| Dillon Thieneman | $3.5M | $885K | $19.5M | $0 | |
| Kalif Raymond | WR | $3.5M | $2.0M | $3.0M | $470K |
| D'Marco Jackson | LB | $3.0M | $1.8M | $3.6M | $0 |
| Josh Blackwell | CB | $2.6M | $1.8M | $375K | $2.2M |
| Luther Burden | WR | $2.5M | $1.3M | $9.0M | $0 |
| Cameron Lewis | CB | $2.2M | $1.2M | $2.8M | $0 |
| Case Keenum | QB | $2.2M | $1.3M | $2.9M | $0 |
| Gervon Dexter | IDL | $2.1M | $1.7M | $472K | $1.7M |
| Daniel Hardy | ED | $2.1M | $1.2M | $2.5M | $0 |
| Ozzy Trapilo | RT | $1.8M | $1.2M | $4.0M | $0 |
| Shemar Turner | IDL | $1.6M | $1.2M | $3.1M | $0 |
| Kiran Amegadjie | LT | $1.6M | $1.3M | $561K | $1.1M |
| Logan Jones | $1.5M | $885K | $6.6M | $0 | |
| Elijah Hicks | S | $1.4M | $2.4M | $1.7M | $0 |
| Roschon Johnson | RB | $1.3M | $1.1M | $192K | $1.1M |
| Tory Taylor | P | $1.3M | $1.1M | $374K | $888K |
| Kentavius Street | ED | $1.3M | $1.3M | $100K | $1.2M |
| Jordan McFadden | LG | $1.2M | $1.1M | $25K | $1.2M |
| Zavion Thomas | $1.2M | $885K | $1.4M | $0 | |
| Noah Sewell | LB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $81K | $1.1M |
| Ruben Hyppolite II | LB | $1.2M | $1.0M | $660K | $565K |
| Terell Smith | CB | $1.2M | $1.1M | $69K | $1.1M |
| Jaylon Jones | CB | $1.2M | $1.2M | $708K | $468K |
| James Lynch | IDL | $1.2M | $1.2M | $100K | $1.1M |
| Austin Booker | ED | $1.2M | $1.1M | $175K | $988K |
| Malik Muhammad | $1.2M | $885K | $1.1M | $58K | |
| Jonathan Garvin | ED | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Stephen Carlson | TE | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Anthony Johnson Jr. | S | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Scott Miller | WR | $1.1M | $1.3M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Salvon Ahmed | RB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Dallis Flowers | CB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jon Rhattigan | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jack Sanborn | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Nephi Sewell | LB | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Jedrick Wills | $1.1M | $1.2M | $0 | $1.1M | |
| Brittain Brown | RB | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Maurice Alexander | WR | $1.1M | $1.1M | $0 | $1.1M |
| Luke Newman | LG | $1.1M | $1.0M | $173K | $890K |
| Kyle Monangai | RB | $1.0M | $1.0M | $96K | $941K |
| Jahdae Walker | WR | $1.0M | $1.0M | $13K | $998K |
| Kyle Hergel | LG | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Dominique Hampton | S | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Jamree Kromah | ED | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Nikola Kalinic | TE | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Gervarrius Owens | S | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Theo Benedet | RT | $1.0M | $1.0M | $0 | $1.0M |
| Keyshaun Elliott | $1.0M | $885K | $468K | $534K | |
| Jordan van den Berg | $943K | $885K | $232K | $711K | |
| Caden Barnett | $895K | $885K | $278K | $618K | |
| Mason Murphy | $892K | $885K | $268K | $624K | |
| Skyler Thomas | $892K | $885K | $220K | $672K | |
| Jayden Loving | $892K | $885K | $245K | $647K | |
| Coleman Bennett | $892K | $885K | $145K | $747K | |
| Jaren Kump | $890K | $885K | $115K | $775K | |
| Beau Gardner | $888K | $885K | $110K | $778K | |
| Miller Moss | $888K | $885K | $210K | $678K | |
| Omari Kelly | $888K | $885K | $135K | $753K | |
| KC Eziomume | $888K | $885K | $9K | $879K | |
| Hayden Large | $888K | $885K | $68K | $820K | |
| Gabriel Plascencia | $887K | $885K | $5K | $882K | |
| Wayne Matthews | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Kyron Hudson | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Sam Roush | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Luke Elkin | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K | |
| Dontae Manning | CB | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Jeremiah Martin | ED | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| Qadir Ismail | WR | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
| J.P. Richardson | WR | $885K | $885K | $0 | $885K |
Cap Scenario What-if
Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0
Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.