Ryan Pace is gearing up for the start of free agency.
The Chicago Bears are among the teams with the lowest salary cap space this offseason, but the general manager is working to give himself a little more wiggle room.
The Bears agreed to restructure the contract of Eddie Goldman, converting a roster bonus into a signing bonus to free up salary cap space in 2019.
Goldman signed a four-year, $42 million extension back in September to lock him in the middle of the defense long term.
The restructuring doesn’t change how much money the Bears are paying their nose tackle, it just changed when that money will count against the salary cap.
It’s a tricky game Pace is playing to try and clear some space this offseason, because every restructure just pushes that salary to a future year when it will have to be paid eventually.
The Bears appear to be all in on pushing for a championship in 2019, and that could bring some excitement to free agency, even if the cap space is limited.
