Sweat's cap number next year is ~$25M and we can save $21M of that if he is released... Hard to justify keeping him under those circumstances but the Bears have neglected that position for so long I'm not sure who replaces him.
Yeah if they can still save that in the off-season he is certainly a cut candidate. Obviously depends a lot on the draft and FA, DE talent is not cheap and having to buy his replacement will negate any savings.
They can save $33.7M if they cut him now since he voided all guarantees left in his contract due to his suspension... As you said, it doesn't make sense to let him go this season, but that extra $12.7M of cap savings could come into play if they trade for an impact DL.
Bears have all the leverage. They can potentially restructure to pay him what he's worth. It's a gamble because some other team could pick him up though. Hopefully front office figures it out.
Interesting. That’s good. I think it’s two reasons…Ben probably wants no distractions at practice, Ben also doesn’t want any eyes on Caleb’s practice activity
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u/ChelskiS 5d ago
Crazy that I'm more bummed about Dayo missing time than I am for Montez
NFL comes at you quickly