"There's a couple guys we've got to make decisions on. If that's trade, release, there's a lot of different options that we can go down to create some space. But like I said before, this is a unique situation where we've gotten our roster in a position where we have a lot of talented players, a lot of guys getting paid well, and that puts some constraints on the cap."
"Edmunds led the Bears with 112 tackles last season to go along with nine passes defended, four interceptions, one sack, and a fumble recovery despite missing four games with a groin injury. He also tallied 13 tackles in Chicago's two playoff games."
Tremaine Edmunds, a 27-year-old linebacker, has been granted permission by the Chicago Bears to explore trade options. Edmunds is in the final year of his four-year, $72 million contract signed in 2023, with a $17.9 million cap hit for 2026. If no trade materializes, the Bears plan to release him as a cap casualty, freeing $15 million in salary cap space. General Manager Ryan Poles acknowledged difficult roster decisions ahead due to multiple highly-paid players straining the cap. Edmunds recorded 112 tackles last season with four interceptions and nine passes defended despite missing four games with injury, maintaining his streak of 102+ tackles annually across eight NFL seasons.
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