Bears Free Agency/Salary Figures

[UOK]

All individual threads will continue as is, including new acquisitions big and small as they occur, however I felt it would be useful to present the cap statistics for new/returning players, as well as some interesting players whose contracts/circumstances may make them liabilities going forward. Food for thought thread, basically. Here's my source.

NEW BEARS

QB Jason Campbell: 1 yr $3.5 million. $2 million signing bonus and an additional $1 million available in incentives.

LB Blake Costanzo: 2 yr $2 million. $400,000 signing bonus.

WR Brandon Marshall: (inherited 5-year deal) 2012: $9.3 million, 2013-2014: $9.1 million.

WR/ST Eric Weems: 3 yr $4.2 million. $1.5 million guaranteed.

RB Michael Bush: 4 yr, $14 million. $7 milion guaranteed.

WR Devin Thomas: 1 yr, undisclosed terms.

CB Kelvin Hayden: 1 yr, $825,000.

CB Jonathan Wilhite: 1 yr, terms undisclosed.

OG Chilo Rachal: 1 yr contract, terms unknown.

LB Geno Hayes: 1 yr contract, terms unknown.

DT John McCargo: 1 yr contract, terms unknown.

DT DeMario Pressley: 1 yr contract, terms unknown.

DE Cheta Ozougwu: 1 yr contract, terms unknown.

DT Nate Collins: unknown terms/yrs
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RETURNING BEARS

QB Josh McCown: 1 yr $875k. $25,000 signing bonus. 2012: $825,000 (+ $25,000 workout bonus).

S Craig Steltz: 2 yr contract $1.64 million.

CB Tim Jennings: 2 yr contract, terms undisclosed.

DE Israel Idonije: 1 yr contract, $2.5 million. $1.5 of that guaranteed.

RB Kahlil Bell: RFA signed 1 yr contract tender , $1.26 million

Matt Forte: Agreed to 4 year, $32m contract, $18m guaranteed
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ROOKIES

WR Alshon Jeffery: 4 yr, $4.52 million contract. The deal included a $1.75 million signing bonus.

CB Greg McCoy: 4 yr contract, $2.16 million contract. The deal included a $60,500 signing bonus.

TE Evan Rodriguez: 4 yr contract, $2.545 million contract. The deal included a $445,200 signing bonus. 2012: $390,000, 2013: $480,000, 2014: $570,000, 2015: $660,000, 2016: Free Agent

CB Isaiah Frey: 4 yr contract, $2.206 million contract. The deal included a $105,800 signing bonus.

DE Shea McClellin: 4 yr contract, $8.2 million with $7.5 million guaranteed
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CONTRACTS TO WATCH:

RB Matt Forte: Franchise tag earns him $7.742 million in 2012 unless the team can work a deal prior to 7/16.

WR Johnny Knox: Due $1.26 million for 2012. Injury settlement is possible if he has a major setback and the team wants to move forward.

G/T Chris Williams: Due $1 million (+ $284,750 workout bonus) for 2012.

DE Corey Wootton: Due $490,000 for 2012, $575,000 in '13.

LS Pat Mannelly: Due $925,000 for 2012, last year of contract.

DE Chauncey Davis: $825,000, last year of contract.

OG Lance Louis: $1.26m, last year of contract.

DT Henry Melton: $565,000, last year of contract.

LB Nick Roach: $1.715m, last year of contract.

[KOP_Snake]

lol Luke McCown

[UOK]

lol Luke McCown

Derp.

[wab]

Wootten and Williams could be in trouble depending on what happens in the draft.

[IE]

Bears angle aside ... how cool is it that McCown was coaching HS ball and probably making $40K before the Bears called him up. Now... yeah, he's making the better part of a $Mill even though they really really don't want him to play.

[crueltyabc]

I don't know why I thought the McCown signing was more of a signal about Enderle. It could be either guy waived after training camp...

If there isn't trade market for Williams I think we should keep him around as a swing backup. That's not a bad number. Maybe we sign Herrera and plan to start him. Louis and Chris Williams on our 45 with Edwin on the 53.

Starting:

Webb Herrera Garza Spencer Carimi

[DaDitka]

Not bad, but personally I think Lewis would be better then Herrera at left guard and, even at my surprise, Williams was playing quite well there when he got hurt.

I'm not against adding Herrera.....I don't want to have some many vets that they ignore the positions in the draft. Not first or even second round...but we have painted ourselves in a poor position by not drafting enough (quality) lineman in the past.

[UOK]

I doubt the Bears are going to add an offensive lineman via FA. Emery said recently that he really likes who they already have there. I'm guessing Herrera COULD end up here on the veterans minimum, but obviously that hinges on a lot of other teams not ponying up even the slightest amount of dough.

[crueltyabc]

But is Mike Tice happy with the oline? I feel like every report you read over the past two years points toward his desire for some more violence on his line and CWilliams is a finesse guy. We like him at LG pulling because he has good feet but I don't think Tice likes him in a phone booth. I assume Tice has some personnel influence at OC and to me that spells trouble for Chris. I'm fine with him staying but I'm not sure it'll happen.

What DOES Emery think we need now? Now that we lost Mincey I don't even feel like there's anyone in the mix. They worked out guys mid-week last week and no new contracts. I'm not up on the "bears show interest in player x" rumors anymore.

[G08]

The beauty of this offense is, I hope, that Mike Tice won't put his men in a position where he doesn't think they will succeed. Much less 7's I'm sure.

[Fumblebuck]

Aren't we at about the point in the offseason when Briggs starts making a stink about his contract?

[gaba]

That's what I was thinking when I realized all the good free agents were gone and we've got money to spend. Who's going to join Lance in the gimme-gimme line?

[DaDitka]

That's what I was thinking when I realized all the good free agents were gone and we've got money to spend.

There will be another wave. 240 + players will be selected in a month and every year 30 - 40 quality vets find themselves on the streets post draft.

[Hiphopopotamos]

I hope/expect that the Bears are waiting for the second wave of FA - the so called 'value FA's' to pick up one more veteran WR.

[DaDitka]

the so called 'value FA's' to pick up one more veteran WR.

Heard Santana Moss's name thrown out there yesterday...

[Hiphopopotamos]

the so called 'value FA's' to pick up one more veteran WR.

Heard Santana Moss's name thrown out there yesterday...

Wouldn't be a bad pickup.

[crueltyabc]

He's a true z that has been bounced around in DC cuz that team had terrible receivers. I would be good with it.

[IE]

With Santana Moss, the Bears could go all defense and OLine in the draft. And if Forte was traded, really load up including another wideout (unless they're sure Johnny is coming back). That would be really something, wouldn't it? ...

[UOK]

Updated w/ Bush figures.

[UOK]

Updated w/ Thomas contract, but can't find terms. If anyone can sniff out what he signed for along with Idonije and Jennings, that'd be awesome.

[Xee]

Not official, but it's something on Idonije:

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[UOK]

If it's coming from Jensen it may as well be official.

[Xee]

Under "Contracts to Watch" you might want to add Mannelly. This year will be the final one in his contract.

[UOK]

Under "Contracts to Watch" you might want to add Mannelly. This year will be the final one in his contract.

I added Mannelly as well as the remaining roster players who are on the last year of their contract, along with the new cornerbacks.

I couldn't find anything on Wilhite, so if something pops up on the contract terms, lemme know.

[crueltyabc]

Now that we've started signing rookies should this be updated? I don't remember how/if those contracts are treated differently.

[UOK]

Sure thing. If you guys find links to rookie contracts, post them here please.

[Xee]

On a related not, I printed out the CBA tonight. Will be my reading entertainment for the next couple of weeks:

[gaba]

You like buying ink cartridges, or is this a work/school print job?

[gaba]

I realized several months into my college career, that things could be printed on campus from my computer in the frat house. Printer was down... needed something ASAP... someone filled me in. So I go to the library to retrieve it and find that not only do I have my own little mailbox/slot, but it's full (a stack bigger than yours) of softcore gay porn and pictures of an ass that was not mine, was not pleasant, but I sadly recognized. Moral? Guard your password well.

Sorry for the tangent.

[Xee]

You like buying ink cartridges, or is this a work/school print job?

School of course. Will be graduating in a week and figured I'd get my money's worth before I leave. It's going to be strange though; besides for having a part-time job, I've pretty much been in college since '99 and don't really know anything else. Reminds me of the line from Shawshank Redemption, "These walls are funny. First you hate 'em, then you get used to 'em. Enough time passes, you get so you depend on them." But now having a masters, and hopefully my CPA, there's no more excuse to stay. Time to move on.

Anywayyyyyyy, bringing this back on topic, I skimmed through some of the agreement . . . pretty interesting stuff. You know how after players are drafted you usually see photos/videos of them at community events working with kids and what not? They actually get paid $5,000 a pop for that. And here I thought they were just being made to do it.