Kyle Long’s contract restructure leaves Bears with big decision next offseason

The Bears cleared up some additional salary cap space this offseason by agreeing to a restructured contract for guard Kyle Long, who tweeted at the time he’s a “Bear for Life.”

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— Kyle Long (@Ky1eLong) February 26, 2019The details of that contract restructuring emerged Wednesday, and it doesn’t bode well for his long-term future in Chicago.

Kyle Long agreed to a 1 year $4.1M fully GTD restructured contract w/ the #Bears that includes an $8.1M option for 2020. The move clears $2.9M of cap space for CHI this year.https://t.co/Gt1HPZqGso

— Spotrac (@spotrac) March 6, 2019Long’s contract is fully guaranteed for 2019, regardless of what happens from an injury…