Chicago Bears cap space, contracts and roster
The Chicago Bears have about $9.5M of 2026 salary cap space, 15th most of 32 teams, as of 2026-10-22. They carry $25.3M in dead money, 22nd most in the league. This season they are 5-2 under head coach Ben Johnson.
- Record
- 5-2
- 2026 cap space
- $9.5M
- Dead money
- $25.3M
- League cap
- $301.2M
- Division
- NFC North
- Head coach
- Ben Johnson
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Bears contracts confirmed by named reports
| Player | Pos | Total | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffery Simmons | IDL | $105.8M | $35.3M |
| Darnell Wright | RT | $116.0M | $29.0M |
| Montez Sweat | EDGE | $98.0M | $24.5M |
| Jaylon Johnson | CB | $76.0M | $19.0M |
| Joe Thuney | LG | $51.0M | $17.0M |
| Jonah Jackson | RG | $51.0M | $17.0M |
| Dayo Odeyingbo | EDGE | $48.0M | $16.0M |
| Grady Jarrett | IDL | $43.5M | $14.5M |
Only deals confirmed by a named report are listed. Contracts still being verified are left out, so this is not the full cap table.
Quick answers
How much cap space do the Bears have?
The Chicago Bears have about $9.5M of 2026 cap space as of 2026-10-22, 15th most among the 32 teams. The league cap is $301.2M.
How much dead money do the Bears have?
The Bears carry about $25.3M in dead money this season, 22nd most in the NFL. Dead money is cap space used by players a team already cut or traded.
Who is the Bears head coach?
Ben Johnson is the Bears head coach, in the job since 2025.
Bears players on PlainStats
- Caleb Williams QB
- Colston Loveland TE
- Rome Odunze WR
- Tyrique Stevenson CB
- Dillon Thieneman S
- Luther Burden WR
- Ozzy Trapilo LT
- Shemar Turner IDL
- Logan Jones C
- Sam Roush TE
- Roschon Johnson RB
- Noah Sewell LB
- Tory Taylor P
- Zavion Thomas WR
- Austin Booker EDGE
- Ruben Hyppolite II LB
- Anthony Johnson Jr. S
- Clark Phillips III CB
- Jordan McFadden LG
- Malik Muhammad CB
- Luke Newman RG
- Jack Sanborn LB
- James Lynch IDL
- Jamree Kromah EDGE
- Kentavius Street EDGE
- Scott Daly LS
- Theo Benedet LT
- Kyle Monangai RB
- Keyshaun Elliott LB
- Dontae Manning CB
- Jahdae Walker WR
- Jordan van den Berg IDL
- Skyler Thomas S
- Buddy Johnson LB
- Braxton Jones LT
- Cairo Santos K
- Cameron Lewis CB
- Case Keenum QB
- Cole Kmet TE
- D'Andre Swift RB
- D'Marco Jackson LB
- Daniel Hardy EDGE
- Darnell Wright RT
- Dayo Odeyingbo EDGE
- Devin Bush LB
- Elijah Hicks S
- Garrett Bradbury C
- Grady Jarrett IDL
- Jaylon Johnson CB
- Jeffery Simmons IDL
- Joe Thuney LG
- Jonah Jackson RG
- Josh Blackwell CB
- Kalif Raymond WR
- Kyler Gordon CB
- Montez Sweat EDGE
- Nephi Sewell LB
- Neville Gallimore IDL
- Nick McCloud CB
- T.J. Edwards LB
- Tyson Bagent QB
Team cap figures are PlainStats' latest team totals as of 2026-10-22. Player contracts are being re-sourced one by one from named reports, so team totals can change.