Bears not likely to exercise Bobby Massie’s 2021 contract option

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ImagesPer Ian Rapoport’s latest tweet, the Chicago Bears are likely to move on from offensive tackle Bobby Massie.

The #Bears are not likely to exercise the option on OT Bobby Massie’s contract, another casualty of the cap crunch, source said. He’ll be a FA, saving them more than $5M vs. the cap & putting a starting caliber tackle on the market in a year when OTs are more valuable than ever.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 8, 2021 Massie, now 31, has struggled with injury issues (missing 14 games in the last two seasons) and runs of poor play in his last two Bears seasons, so this move doesn’t come as a surprise. His “release” would clear $5.4M from the 2021…