These 53 Bears are under contract for 2026 season

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The Chicago Bears have wrapped their 2025 season, which means the focus shifts to an important offseason after Ben Johnson led the team to an 11-6 record, NFC North title and a wild-card playoff win in his first year as head coach. But there's plenty of work to be done.

One of the most important things for general manager Ryan Poles this offseason is resolving the salary cap. Where things currently stand, the Bears are expected to be roughly $4.3 million over the salary cap, which is the 12th worst in the NFL. And that’s also with 53 players under contract for the 2026 season. So general manager Ryan Poles has some work to do with contract restructures and some potential cuts to free up space.

Here's a look at the Bears players that are currently under contract for the 2026 season, ranked by cap hit.

Bears players under contract in 2026​

1. WR DJ Moore (cap hit: $28.5 million)
2. DE Montez Sweat (cap hit: $25.08 million)
3. CB Jaylon Johnson (cap hit: $24.5 million)
4. OL Joe Thuney (cap hit: $21.5 million)
5. DE Dayo Odeyingbo (cap hit: $20.5 million)
6. OL Jonah Jackson (cap hit: $19.5 million)
7. DT Grady Jarrett (cap hit: $18.92 million)
8. LB Tremaine Edmunds (cap hit: $17.43 million)
9. OL Drew Dalman (cap hit: $14 million)
10. CB Kyler Gordon (cap hit: $12.91 million)
11. TE Cole Kmet (cap hit: $11.6 million)
12. LB T.J. Edwards (cap hit: $10.83 million)
13. QB Caleb Williams (cap hit: $10.76 million)
14. RB D'Andre Swift (cap hit: $8.8 million)
15. OL Darnell Wright (cap hit: $6.67 million)
16. WR Rome Odunze (cap hit: $6.19 million)
17. TE Colston Loveland (cap hit: $6.05 million)
18. QB Tyson Bagent (cap hit: $4.75 million)
19. CB Tyrique Stevenson (cap hit: $4.02 million)
20. K Cairo Santos (cap hit: $3.76 million)
21. CB Josh Blackwell (cap hit: $2.6 million)
22. WR Luther Burden III (cap hit: $2.49 million)
23. LB Amen Ogbongbemiga (cap hit: $2.44 million)
24. DT Gervon Dexter (cap hit: $2.13 million)
25. OL Ozzy Trapilo (cap hit: $1.75 million)
26. DT Shemar Turner (cap hit: $1.64 million)
27. OL Kiran Amegadjie (cap hit: $1.61 million)
28. RB Roschon Johnson (cap hit: $1.33 million)
29. P Tory Taylor (cap hit: $1.26 million)
30. LB Noah Sewell (cap hit: $1.22 million)
31. LB Ruben Hyppolite II (cap hit: $1.22 million)
32. CB Terell Smith (cap hit: $1.21 million)
33. DE Austin Booker (cap hit: $1.16 million)
34. TE Stephen Carlson (cap hit: $1.14 million)
35. Jonathan Garvin (cap hit: $1.14 million)
36. RB Brittain Brown (cap hit: $1.07 million)
37. Nikola Kalini (cap hit: $1.07 million)
38. WR Maurice Alexander (cap hit: $1.07 million)
39. Dallis Flowers (cap hit: $1.07 million)
40. LB Nephi Sewell (cap hit: $1.07 million)
41. OL Luke Newman (cap hit: $1.06 million)
42. RB Kyle Monangai (cap hit: $1.03 million)
43. WR Jahdae Walker (cap hit: $1.01 million)
44. Dominique Hampton (cap hit: $1 million)
45. Gervarrius Owens (cap hit: $1 million)
46. Kyle Hergel (cap hit: $1 million)
47. CB Zah Frazier (cap hit: $965,054)
48. Jeremiah Martin (cap hit: $885,000)
49. Dontae Manning (cap hit: $885,000)
50. Deion Hankins (cap hit: $885,000)
51. Qadir Ismail (cap hit: $885,000)
52. LS Luke Elkin (cap hit: $885,000)
53. WR J.P. Richardson (cap hit: $885,000)

Bears' projected salary cap for 2026​

According to Over The Cap, the Bears are slated to be roughly $4.3 million over the salary cap for the 2026 season, which is the 12th worst in the NFL. But there's plenty of work that GM Ryan Poles can do in terms of contract restructures and potential cuts to free up cap space.

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