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The Chicago Bears are making moves, but what do they really mean? Honestly, not much. Do not get too excited about reports that the Bears recently freed up salary cap space. That’s right, the Bears just restructured Jimmy Graham’s contract, which gave them a decent bump in their salary cap space.
Why would they do this during the week leading up to the NFL regular season? Clearly, the team is under the salary cap and the move was not needed. By converting part of Jimmy Graham’s salary into a signing bonus, they created $4.