Even if a shrinking salary cap won’t bottom out as much as predicted, this offseason will still be an uphill climb for most organizations. A salary cap drop of more than $18 million means teams will have to work hard to get out of the red, cutting even more (and better) players to clear space than usual.
Sure, the term “salary cap casualty” gets thrown around a little too liberally for my liking, but good players *will be* on the chopping block for the sole purpose of clearing money off the books this offseason. So heed my warning when I say to brace yourselves for some high-profile names unexpectedly making it onto the open market – including, of course, from the Bears.