
Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears 2023 Salary Cap
Bears 2023 Salary Cap
An updated look at the Chicago Bears 2023 salary cap table, including team cap space, dead cap figures, and complete breakdowns of player cap hits, salaries, and bonuses.

Active Players (64) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
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D.J. Moore | WR | $20,165,000 | $19,965,000 | - | - | - | $200,000 | - | - | ($21,075,000) | $20,165,000 | 8.68 |
Eddie Jackson | FS | $17,090,000 | $13,000,000 | $2,400,000 | - | - | $100,000 | $1,590,000 | - | ($9,570,000) | $17,090,000 | 7.35 |
Tremaine Edmunds | ILB | $14,687,500 | $2,400,000 | $2,437,500 | $9,750,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($36,800,000) | $14,687,500 | 6.32 |
Cody Whitehair | G | $14,100,000 | $9,800,000 | $1,200,000 | - | $1,100,000 | $100,000 | $1,900,000 | - | ($8,306,000) | $14,100,000 | 6.07 |
Justin Jones | DT | $7,400,000 | $4,800,000 | $2,500,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($2,500,000) | $7,400,000 | 3.18 |
Nate Davis | G | $6,926,471 | $2,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,176,471 | - | $250,000 | - | - | ($15,500,000) | $6,926,471 | 2.98 |
DeMarcus Walker | DE | $6,416,666 | $3,700,000 | $666,666 | $2,000,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($10,500,000) | $6,416,666 | 2.76 |
Lucas Patrick | G | $5,382,500 | $3,800,000 | $1,482,500 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,482,500) | $5,382,500 | 2.32 |
Justin Fields | QB | $5,146,897 | $1,187,816 | $2,771,265 | $1,187,816 | - | - | - | - | ($11,151,610) | $5,146,897 | 2.21 |
T.J. Edwards | LB | $5,000,000 | $1,900,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($7,900,000) | $5,000,000 | 2.15 |
Cairo Santos | K | $4,500,000 | $3,500,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | $500,000 | ($1,500,000) | $4,500,000 | 1.94 |
Cole Kmet | TE | $3,760,778 | $2,993,000 | $767,778 | - | - | - | - | - | ($767,778) | $3,760,778 | 1.62 |
Jaylon Johnson | CB | $3,559,140 | $2,993,000 | $566,140 | - | - | - | - | - | ($566,140) | $3,559,140 | 1.53 |
Darnell Mooney | WR | $3,063,513 | $2,993,000 | $70,513 | - | - | - | - | - | ($70,513) | $3,063,513 | 1.32 |
Chase Claypool | WR | $2,993,000 | $2,993,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,993,000 | 1.29 |
Trevis Gipson | DE | $2,824,418 | $2,743,000 | $81,418 | - | - | - | - | - | ($81,418) | $2,824,418 | 1.22 |
Kindle Vildor | CB | $2,820,668 | $2,743,000 | $77,668 | - | - | - | - | - | ($77,668) | $2,820,668 | 1.21 |
Andrew Billings | DT | $2,690,000 | $1,435,000 | $875,000 | $280,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($2,310,000) | $2,690,000 | 1.16 |
Robert Tonyan Jr. | TE | $2,650,000 | $1,290,000 | $750,000 | $510,000 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,250,000) | $2,650,000 | 1.14 |
Teven Jenkins | G | $2,287,595 | $1,422,532 | $865,063 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,730,126) | $2,287,595 | 0.98 |
D'Onta Foreman | RB | $2,000,000 | $1,525,000 | $375,000 | - | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,000,000) | $2,000,000 | 0.86 |
Khari Blasingame | FB | $2,000,000 | $1,100,000 | - | $850,000 | - | $50,000 | - | - | ($1,950,000) | $2,000,000 | 0.86 |
Kyler Gordon | CB | $1,973,392 | $1,099,678 | $873,714 | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,916,307) | $1,973,392 | 0.85 |
Alex Leatherwood | RT | $1,968,324 | $1,968,324 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ($4,590,810) | $1,968,324 | 0.85 |
Travis Homer | RB | $1,772,050 | $1,300,000 | $225,000 | $147,050 | - | $100,000 | - | - | ($1,750,000) | $1,772,050 | 0.76 |
Jaquan Brisker | S | $1,671,714 | $1,039,343 | $632,371 | - | - | - | - | - | ($2,936,456) | $1,671,714 | 0.72 |
Phillip Walker | QB | $1,660,000 | $1,010,000 | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | $150,000 | ($2,010,000) | $1,660,000 | 0.71 |
Velus Jones | WR | $1,228,620 | $950,724 | $277,896 | - | - | - | - | - | ($833,688) | $1,228,620 | 0.53 |
Michael Ojemudia | CB | $1,210,400 | $1,210,400 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,210,400 | 0.52 |
Equanimeous St. Brown | WR | $1,165,000 | $1,080,000 | $85,000 | - | - | - | - | - | ($85,000) | $1,165,000 | 0.50 |
Patrick Scales | LS | $1,092,500 | $1,165,000 | $152,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,092,500) | $1,092,500 | 0.47 |
Dylan Cole | ILB | $1,092,500 | $1,080,000 | $100,000 | $52,500 | - | - | - | - | ($100,000) | $1,092,500 | 0.47 |
Jalyn Holmes | DT | $1,080,000 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,080,000 | 0.46 |
Larry Borom | RT | $1,023,270 | $940,000 | $83,270 | - | - | - | - | - | ($166,540) | $1,023,270 | 0.44 |
Andrew Brown | DE | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.43 |
Daurice Fountain | WR | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.43 |
Harrison Hand | CB | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.43 |
Terrell Lewis | OLB | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.43 |
Nsimba Webster | WR | $1,010,000 | $1,010,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,010,000 | 0.43 |
Khalil Herbert | RB | $972,677 | $940,000 | $32,677 | - | - | - | - | - | ($65,354) | $972,677 | 0.42 |
Braxton Jones | LT | $944,888 | $870,000 | $74,888 | - | - | - | - | - | ($224,664) | $944,888 | 0.41 |
Adrian Colbert | FS | $940,000 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.40 |
Greg Stroman | CB | $940,000 | $1,080,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,000 | 0.40 |
Dominique Robinson | DE | $938,289 | $870,000 | $68,289 | - | - | - | - | - | ($204,867) | $938,289 | 0.40 |
Trestan Ebner | RB | $911,484 | $870,000 | $41,484 | - | - | - | - | - | ($124,452) | $911,484 | 0.39 |
Ja'Tyre Carter | G | $897,328 | $870,000 | $27,328 | - | - | - | - | - | ($81,984) | $897,328 | 0.39 |
Trenton Gill | P | $889,252 | $870,000 | $19,252 | - | - | - | - | - | ($57,756) | $889,252 | 0.38 |
Elijah Hicks | CB | $889,252 | $870,000 | $19,252 | - | - | - | - | - | ($57,756) | $889,252 | 0.38 |
Jack Sanborn | LB | $872,500 | $870,000 | $2,500 | - | - | - | - | - | ($5,000) | $872,500 | 0.38 |
Jaylon Jones | S | $870,833 | $870,000 | $833 | - | - | - | - | - | ($1,667) | $870,833 | 0.37 |
Josh Blackwell | CB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Dieter Eiselen | G | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
DeMarquis Gates | OLB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Joe Reed | WR | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
A.J. Thomas | S | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Jake Tonges | TE | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Sterling Weatherford | LB | $870,000 | $870,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $870,000 | 0.37 |
Doug Kramer | C | $789,452 $39,452 | $750,000 | $39,452 | - | - | - | - | - | ($118,356) | $789,452 $39,452 | 0.34 |
Chase Allen | TE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Kuony Deng | OLB | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Kellen Diesch | T | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Gerri Green | DE | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Donovan Jeter | DT | $750,000 | $750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $750,000 | 0.32 |
Nathan Peterman | QB | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.00 |
Active Roster: | $180,147,871 | $130,406,817 | $25,142,217 | $18,453,837 | $1,100,000 | $1,550,000 | $3,490,000 | $650,000 | - | $180,147,871 | 77.50 |
2023 Projected Draft Pool Cap
Estimated cap dollars necessary to sign upcoming draft picks (not included in the cap figure yet)
Player (10) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit (Total) | Cap Hit (Top 51) |
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Round 1, Pick #9 | $4,229,697 | $705,000 | $3,524,697 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,229,697 | $4,229,697 | |
Round 2, Pick #53 | $1,223,054 | $705,000 | $518,054 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,223,054 | $1,223,054 | |
Round 2, Pick #61 | $1,101,572 | $705,000 | $396,572 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,101,572 | $1,101,572 | |
Round 3, Pick #64 | $1,031,691 | $705,000 | $326,691 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,031,691 | $1,031,691 | |
Round 4, Pick #103 | $940,049 | $705,000 | $235,049 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $940,049 | $940,049 | |
Round 4, Pick #133 | $889,451 | $705,000 | $184,451 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $889,451 | $184,451 | |
Round 5, Pick #136 | $844,624 | $705,000 | $139,624 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $844,624 | $139,624 | |
Round 5, Pick #148 | $794,557 | $705,000 | $89,558 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $794,557 | $89,558 | |
Round 7, Pick #218 | $741,548 | $705,000 | $36,548 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $741,548 | $36,548 | |
Round 7, Pick #258 | $726,319 | $705,000 | $21,319 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $726,319 | $21,319 | |
Projected Draft Pool: | $12,522,562 | $12,522,562 | $8,997,563 |
2023 Dead Cap
These cap figures derive from the trade or release of players from the active roster or practice squad. All count toward the team total.
Player (18) | Pos. | Cap Hit | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Misc. | Dead Cap | Cap Hit | Cap % |
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Robert Quinn | DE | $13,233,520 | - | $6,200,000 | - | - | - | $7,033,520 | - | - | $13,233,520 | 5.69 |
Danny Trevathan | ILB | $3,775,000 | - | $1,600,000 | - | - | - | $2,175,000 | - | - | $3,775,000 | 1.62 |
Mario Edwards | DE | $2,172,057 | - | $2,172,057 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,172,057 | 0.93 |
Tarik Cohen | RB | $1,750,000 | - | $1,750,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $1,750,000 | 0.75 |
Jeremiah Attaochu | OLB | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $800,000 | 0.34 |
Angelo Blackson | DE | $500,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $500,000 | 0.22 |
Al-Quadin Muhammad | DE | $500,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $500,000 | 0.22 |
Trevor Siemian | QB | $500,000 | - | $500,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $500,000 | 0.22 |
Zach Thomas | T | $143,739 | - | $143,739 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $143,739 | 0.06 |
Khyiris Tonga | DT | $41,824 | - | $41,824 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $41,824 | 0.02 |
Jean Delance | T | $13,334 | - | $13,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $13,334 | 0.01 |
Kevin Shaa | WR | $9,334 | - | $9,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $9,334 | 0.00 |
Chase Allen | TE | $8,000 | - | $8,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,000 | 0.00 |
C.J. Avery | LB | $8,000 | - | $8,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $8,000 | 0.00 |
Jake Tonges | TE | $4,667 | - | $4,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $4,667 | 0.00 |
Allie Green IV | CB | $3,667 | - | $3,667 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,667 | 0.00 |
Micah Dew-Treadway | DT | $3,334 | - | $3,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $3,334 | 0.00 |
Caleb Johnson | LB | $2,334 | - | $2,334 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $2,334 | 0.00 |
Dead Money: | $23,468,810 | - | $14,260,290 | - | - | - | $9,208,520 | - | - | $23,468,810 | 10.10 |
2023 Cap Totals
Cap Type | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Option Bonus | Workout Bonus | Restruc. Bonus | Incentives | Cap Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 NFL Salary Cap | $224,800,000 | ||||||||
2022 Rollover Cap | $9,584,194 | ||||||||
Adjustment | $-1,945,338 | ||||||||
Adjusted Salary Cap | $232,438,856 | ||||||||
All Contracts | $130,406,817 | $25,142,217 | $18,453,837 | $1,100,000 | $1,550,000 | $3,490,000 | $650,000 | $180,147,871 | |
Top 51 Contracts | $120,686,817 | $25,102,765 | $18,453,837 | $1,100,000 | $1,550,000 | $3,490,000 | $650,000 | $170,427,871 | |
Dead Money | - | $14,260,290 | - | - | - | $9,208,520 | - | $23,468,810 | |
Total (All) | $130,406,817 | $39,402,507 | $18,453,837 | $1,100,000 | $1,550,000 | $12,698,520 | $650,000 | $203,616,681 | |
Total (w/Top 51) | $120,686,817 | $39,363,055 | $18,453,837 | $1,100,000 | $1,550,000 | $12,698,520 | $650,000 | $193,896,681 | |
Cap Space (w/All) | $28,822,175 | ||||||||
Cap Space (w/Top 51) | $38,542,175 |