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Alyssa Barbieri

Available free agent safeties for Bears in 2024

The Chicago Bears have some pressing needs heading into free agency, and they have roughly $80 million in salary cap space to work with.

Following the release of veteran Eddie Jackson — which freed up $12.56 million in salary cap space — the Bears have a pressing need at safety opposite Jaquan Brisker.

With free agency just around the corner, here’s a look at every available safety (at time of publication) set to hit the free agent market:

Dec 17, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson (4) catches the ball during…
Nov 26, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Buffalo Bills safety Micah Hyde (23) against the Philadelphia Eagles…
Chicago Bears tight end Cole Kmet (85) is tackled by Detroit Lions free safety Tracy Walker…
Oct 15, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Jets safety Jordan Whitehead (3) breaks…
Dec 12, 2019; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens safety Chuck Clark (36) runs with the ball…
Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs runs against Cowboys safety Jayron Kearse during the first half at…
Oct 24, 2022; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Patriots cornerback Adrian Phillips (21) tackles Chicago Bears…
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 07: Cole Kmet #85 of the Chicago Bears is tackled by…
Jan 7, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Kansas City Chiefs safety Mike Edwards (21) looks on during…
Nov 21, 2021; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears safety Tashaun Gipson (38) reacts after his interception…
Oct 12, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Denver Broncos safety Kareem Jackson (22) runs the ball…
Aug 11, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Washington Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves (39) tackles Cleveland Browns quarterback…
Dec 24, 2023; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Detroit Lions defensive end John Cominsky (79) and defensive end…
Dec 10, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Carolina Panthers safety Sam Franklin Jr. (42) looks on…
Nov 27, 2022; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins wide receiver River Cracraft (85) runs with…
Dec 31, 2023; Orchard Park, New York, USA; New England Patriots safety Cody Davis (22) enters…
Dec 31, 2023; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants safety Xavier McKinney (29) is…
Jan 1, 2023; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New England Patriots safety Kyle Dugger (23) runs for a…
Oct 30, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles running back Miles Sanders (26) scores a touchdown…
Jan 6, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers safety Miles Killebrew (28) tackles Baltimore Ravens wide…
Dec 24, 2023; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (31) reacts after…
Bills safety Taylor Rapp waits his turn during special teams drills.
Dec 31, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) cuts after a…
Nov 12, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens safety Geno Stone (26) tackles Cleveland Browns tight…
Sep 14, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Eagles safety Justin Evans (30) breaks up a pass…
Dec 4, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Green Bay Packers safety Rudy Ford (20) recovers a fumble…
Dec 31, 2023; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Broncos safety P.J. Locke (6) gets caught up with…
Oct 15, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Browns safety Rodney McLeod (26) celebrates after San Francisco…
Nov 27, 2022; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers safety Jeremy Chinn (21) in the fourth…
Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Ryan Neal (23) reacts after Tennessee Titans place kicker Nick Folk missed…
Jan 7, 2024; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; New York Jets safety Ashtyn Davis (21) defends against the…
Nov 6, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver N'Keal Harry (8) makes a catch…
Jan 14, 2017; Foxborough, MA, USA; New England Patriots cornerback Logan Ryan (26) returns an interception…
Dec 17, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Baltimore Ravens defensive back Daryl Worley (41) celebrates the turnover…
Green Bay Packers' Adrian Amos breaks up a pass intended for Chicago Bears' Darnell Mooney during…
Nov 5, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara (41) is…
Aug 13, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears running back Khalil Herbert (24) rushes the ball…
Chicago Bears safety DeAndre Houston-Carson walks on the field before an NFL football game against the…
Chicago Bears' Allen Robinson (12) makes a catch abasing Indianapolis Colts' Bobby Okereke and Julian Blackmon…
Chicago Bears fullback Robert Burns (45) runs around Indianapolis Colts safety Ronnie Harrison Jr. (48) during…
Dec 17, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Rams safety John Johnson III (43) celebrates after…
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 29: Roschon Johnson #23 of the Chicago Bears runs with the ball…
Nov 27, 2022; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Commanders tight end John Bates (87) is unable to…
Aug 19, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Tanner Muse (44) recovers a Buffalo Bills…
Oct 26, 2020; Inglewood, California, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson (84) is tackled by…
Aug 27, 2023; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Houston Texans safety Grayland Arnold (25) warms up during…
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Godwin Igwebuike (48) reacts after a play Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, during…
Dec 31, 2023; Tampa, Florida, USA; New Orleans Saints safety Johnathan Abram (24) celebrates after a…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 10: Jaire Alexander #23 of the Green Bay Packers drops the ball…
Tennessee Titans safety K'Von Wallace (35) takes the field before their game against the Houston Texans…
Nov 12, 2023; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers safety Elijah Riley (37) pressures Green Bay Packers…
Aug 24, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Indianapolis Colts safety Henry Black (36) against the Philadelphia Eagles…
Jacksonville Jaguars safety Daniel Thomas (20) celebrates his open field tackle on a punt return during…
Jan 28, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) runs with…
Sep 26, 2021; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Los Angeles Chargers safety Alohi Gilman (32) celebrates after…
East Rutherford, NJ — December 31, 2023 -- Former Old Tappan player Jordan Fuller of the…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 13: Justin Fields #1 of the Chicago Bears is pushed out of…
Aug 13, 2022; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears running back De'Montre Tuggle (30) picks up yardage…
Jan 14, 2023; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Los Angeles Chargers safety Raheem Layne (41) against the Jacksonville…
Oct 22, 2023; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Tyler Scott (13) runs with the…
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