Here are the Bears players who are entering the final year of their contract

Money is generally considered one of the great motivators in life. Well, that fact isn't lost on football players. It's the reason players entering the final year of their contracts sometimes seem to play with an edge. They are literally playing for their job and their livelihood.

The Bears are projected to have 32 free agents following the 2022 season, per Spotrac, which isn't much of a surprise given GM Ryan Poles signed a lot of one-year this offseason. The Bears is currently slated to have over $97 million in salary-cap space for the 2023 season.

The following Bears players are currently slated to be 2023 NFL free agents, and therefore are classified as 2023 contract year players:

LB Roquan Smith

RB David Montgomery

S DeAndre Houston-Carson

CB Tavon Young

WR Byron Pringle

LB Nicholas Morrow

EDGE Jeremiah Attaochu

DL Angelo Blackson

TE Ryan Griffin

LS Patrick Scales

TE Rysen John

LB Matthew Adams

S Dane Cruikshank

OL Dakota Dozier

TE James O'Shaughnessy

LB Joe Thomas

WR Tajae Sharpe

WR David Moore

OL Julien Davenport

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