(670 The Score) The NFL is moving forward with its new league year this week amid the coronavirus pandemic.
What will be some of the only s is important business to the Bears, whose roster has keys needs to address after an 8-8 season. Chicago's offseason centers around the quarterback position, where the Bears are expected to bring in competition for Mitchell Trubisky, sources said.
The Bears' salary cap situation entering the open negotiation period Monday isn't completely clear to the public, but we have estimates of what the team has to work with.
After the new CBA was passed Sunday, the NFL's salary cap is expected to be $198.2 million, according to reports. That would represent a jump of $10 million from last season.
Spotrac estimates the Bears' have a little more than $21 million in cap space. The league's official listing of teams' salary situations hasn't been updated to reflect the new CBA that adjusted the cap,
As free agency gets started, here are some reading links of what to expect, what has happened already and the options in play for the Bears:
Bears free agency primer: Quarterback a top priorityEmma: Whom will the Bears covet at quarterback?Bears suspend team travel, close facilitiesBears, Danny Trevathan reach 3-year extensionBears tender RFA Roy Robertson-Harris
Chris Emma covers the Bears, Chicago's sports scene and more for 670TheScore.com. Follow him on Twitter @CEmma670.
