April 06--With free agency off and rolling, here is a dollars and sense breakdown of the contracts for the players the Chicago Bears have signed, updated as the information becomes available.
--Omar Bolden
Overview: $840,000 one-year contract with $80,000 guaranteed
2016: $760,000 base salary, $80,000 signing bonus
Total: $840,000
Cap figure: $680,000
(Note: Bolden's deal is considered a minimum salary benefit deal. It includes a full split at $428,000 if he is placed on injured reserve.)
--Manny Ramirez
Overview: $965,000 one-year contract with $80,000 guaranteed
2016: $885,000 base salary, $80,000 signing bonus
Total: $965,000
Cap figure: $680,000
(Note: Ramirez's deal is considered a minimum salary benefit deal)
--Chris Prosinski
Overview: $840,000 one-year contract with $80,000 guaranteed
2016: $760,000 base salary, $80,000 signing bonus
Total: $840,000
Cap figure: $680,000
(Note: Prosinski's deal is considered a minimum salary benefit deal)
--Sam Acho
Overview: $840,000 one-year contract with $80,000 guaranteed
2016: $760,000 base salary, $80,000 signing bonus
Total: $840,000
Cap figure: $680,000
(Note: Acho's deal is considered a minimum salary benefit deal)
--Deonte Thompson
Overview: $840,000 one-year contract with $80,000 guaranteed
2016: $760,000 base salary, $80,000 signing bonus
Total: $840,000
Cap figure: $680,000
(Note: Thompson's deal is considered a minimum salary benefit deal.)
--Jacquizz Rodgers
Overview: $840,000 one-year contract with $80,000 guaranteed
2016: $760,000 base salary, $80,000 signing bonus
Total: $840,000
Cap figure: $680,000
(Note: Rodgers' deal is considered a minimum salary benefit deal. It includes an injury waiver.)
--Aaron Brewer
Overview: $760,000 one-year contract
2016: $760,000 base salary
Total: $760,000
Cap figure: $600,000
--Nick Becton
Overview: $675,000 one-year contract
2016: $675,000 base salary
Total: $675,000
Cap figure: $675,000
--Mitch Unrein
Overview: $2.26 million base value over two years with $500,000 guaranteed
2016: $760,000 base salary, $300,000 signing bonus, $200,000 roster bonus due April 1
Total: $1.26 million
Cap figure: $1.11 million
2017: $1 million base salary
Total: $1 million
Cap figure: $1.15 million
(Note: Unrein can increase his base salary in 2017 as much as $500,000 more with a playing time escalator making the max value of the deal $2.76 million.)
--Rob Housler
Overview: $760,000 one-year contract
2016: $760,000 base salary
Total: $760,000
Cap figure: $600,000
--Zach Miller
Overview: $5.5 million base value over two years with $3 million guaranteed
2016: $1.5 million base salary, $1 million signing bonus, $500,000 roster bonus due March 18, $500,000 roster bonus (per-game roster bonus of $31,250 each game on 46-man gameday roster) Total: $3.5 million
Cap figure: $2,968,750
2017: $1.5 million base salary, $500,000 roster bonus (per-game roster bonus of $31,250 each game on 46-man gameday roster)
Total: $2 million
Cap figure: $2 million
(Note: Miller can earn an additional $1 million total in 2016 and 2017 for bonuses tied to playing time, receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns to bring the max value of the contract to $7.5 million.)
--Akiem Hicks
Overview: $10 million base value over two years with $5.5 million guaranteed
2016: $1 million base salary, $3 million roster bonus due March 18, $1 million signing bonus
Total: $5 million
Cap figure: $4.5 million
2017: $4 million base salary, $1 million roster bonus
Total: $5 million
Cap figure: $5.5 million
(Note: $500,000 of roster bonus due fifth day of 2017 league year is guaranteed for injury. Contract includes up to $700,000 in escalators each season for sacks. Hicks has a $250,000 Pro Bowl bonus each season that is considered not likely to be earned for purposes of the salary cap. Those bonuses make the max value of the contract $11.9 million.)
--Jerrell Freeman
Overview: $12 million base value over three years with $6 million guaranteed
2016: $1 million base salary, $2.5 million roster bonus on March 18, $1.5 million signing bonus
Total: $5 million
Cap figure: $4 million
2017: $3.5 million base salary
Total: $3.5 million
Cap figure: $4 million
2018: $3.5 million base salary
Total: $3.5 million
Cap figure: $4 million
(Note: Freeman has a $250,000 Pro Bowl bonus each season that is considered not likely to be earned for purposes of the salary cap. $1 million of his 2017 base salary is fully guaranteed. There are play-time escalators for 2017 and 2018 that reach a maximum of $750,000 each season. That makes the maximum value of the contract $14.25 million.)
--Tracy Porter
Overview: $12 million base value ($16.5 million max value) over three years with $4.25 million guaranteed
2016: $1.75 million base salary, $1.6 million roster bonus (due March 30), $250,000 roster bonus (per-game roster bonus of $15,625 each game on 46-man gameday roster), $900,000 signing bonus
Total: $4.5 million
Cap figure: $3,868,750 million
2017: $3.5 million base salary, $250,000 roster bonus (per-game roster bonus of $15,625 each game on 46-man gameday roster)
Total: $3.75 million
Cap figure: $4.05 million
2018: $3.5 million base salary, $250,000 roster bonus (per-game roster bonus of $15,625 each game on 46-man gameday roster)
Total: $3.75 million
Cap figure: $4.05 million
(Note: Porter deal includes a playing time bonus considered not likely to be earned for salary cap purposes that is worth $250,000 in each season. It also includes an interception-based bonus worth up to $250,000 each season that is considered not likely to be earned. Porter can earn a $1 million bonus each season for making the Pro Bowl).
--Danny Trevathan
Overview: $24.5 million over four years with $12 million guaranteed
2016: $1.5 million base salary, $3.5 million roster bonus (due Monday), $100,000 workout bonus, $5 million signing bonus
Total: $10.1 million
Cap figure: $6.35 million
2017: $2 million base salary, $100,000 workout bonus
Total: $2.1 million
Cap figure: $3.35 million
2018: $5.8 million base salary, $100,000 workout bonus
Total: $5.9 million
Cap figure: $7.15 million
--Bobby Massie
Overview: $18 million over three years with $6.5 million guaranteed
2016: $3 million base salary, $2 million roster bonus (due Monday), $250,000 roster bonus (per-game roster bonus of $15,625 each game on 46-man gameday roster), $100,000 workout bonus, $1.5 million signing bonus
Total: $6.85 million
Cap figure: $5,818,750 million
2017: $4.2 million base salary, $1 million roster bonus due on third day of league year, $250,000 roster bonus (per-game roster bonus of $15,625 each game on 46-man gameday roster), $100,000 workout bonus
Total: $5.55 million
Cap figure: $6.05 million
2018: $4.25 million base salary, $1 million roster bonus due on third day of league year, $250,000 roster bonus (per-game roster bonus of $15,625 each game on 46-man gameday roster), $100,000 workout bonus
Total: $5.6 million
Cap figure: $6.1 million
(Note: Massie deal includes $250,000 annual Pro Bowl bonus that is considered not likely to be earned for salary cap purposes).
--Sherrick McManis
Overview: $2.85 million base value over two years with $750,000 guaranteed
2016: $800,000 base salary, $150,000 roster bonus, $100,000 roster bonus (per-game roster bonus of $6,250 each game on 46-man gameday roster), $600,000 signing bonus, $50,000 workout bonus.
Total: $1.7 million
Cap figure: $1.4 million
2017: $1 million base salary, $100,000 roster bonus (per-game roster bonus of $6,250 each game on 46-man gameday roster), $50,000 workout bonus.
Total: $1.15 million
Cap figure: $1.45 million
--Marc Mariani
Overview: $840,000 one-year contract
2016: $760,000 base salary, $80,000 signing bonus
Total: $840,000
Cap figure: $680,000
--Ted Larsen
Overview: $1.65 million one-year contract with $350,000 guaranteed
2016: $1.05 million base salary, $350,000 signing bonus, $50,000 workout bonus, $200,000 roster bonus (per-game roster bonus of $12,500).
Total: $1.65 million
Cap figure: $1.575 million
(Note: Larsen's deal also includes playing time incentives that max out at $750,000 if he is on the field for 90 percent of the offensive snaps.)
