{"id":795870,"date":"2026-03-06T10:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/795870\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:01:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T10:01:19","slug":"bears-releasing-former-pro-bowl-linebacker-tremaine-edmunds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/795870\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears releasing former Pro Bowl linebacker Tremaine Edmunds"},"content":{"rendered":"

After spending three seasons with the Bears, linebacker Tremaine Edmunds is becoming a free agent.<\/p>\n

Chicago is releasing Edmunds, 27, on Thursday, after it was initially speculated that the team could have flipped him, ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter reported<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n

The move also will create $15 million in extra cap space for the Bears as free agency is set to start next week.<\/p>\n

\"ChicagoTremaine Edmunds looks on before the Bears\u2019 loss to the Giants at Levi\u2019s Stadium on Dec. 28, 2025 in Santa Clara, Calif. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Edmunds was set to enter the final season of his contract after initially signing a four-year deal with the Bears worth $72 million during his first time in free agency in 2023.<\/p>\n

On Feb. 25, the Bears allowed Edmunds to seek a trade or be at risk of becoming a cap casualty, ESPN previously reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a unique situation where we\u2019ve gotten our roster in a position where we have a lot of talented players, a lot of guys getting paid well, and that puts some constraints on the cap,\u201d Bears general manager Ryan Poles said of Edmunds\u2019 future during the NFL combine, according to ESPN. \u201cSo we got to make some tough decisions. And, you know, like I said, when we win games, you create these relationships.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s leadership guys or guys that were captains that mean a lot to our organization. But when you\u2019re kind of put in a corner, that\u2019s what league\u2019s been and has been.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ChicagoBears linebacker Tremaine Edmunds poses for a television camera with cornerback Jaylon Johnson (1) after recovering a fumble against the Packers. Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Edmunds\u2019 contract has a base salary of $13.9 million for the 2026 season, along with a $1 million roster bonus, due on the fifth day of the league year.<\/p>\n

The two-time Pro Bowler led Chicago with 112 tackles last season and recorded four interceptions, one sack and a fumble recovery in 13 games.<\/p>\n

He missed four games because of a groin injury suffered during the Bears\u2019 Week 11 win over the Vikings.<\/p>\n

Edmunds\u2019 expected release comes amid multiple moves for the Bears, as they sent off wide receiver DJ Moore<\/a> and a 2026 fifth-round pick to the Bills in exchange for a 2026 second-round selection on Thursday.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, offensive lineman Drew Dalman told the team that he plans to retire<\/a> after five seasons in the NFL, despite signing a three-year, $42 million deal with Chicago last offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After spending three seasons with the Bears, linebacker Tremaine Edmunds is becoming a free agent. Chicago is releasing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":795871,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2070],"tags":[374,692,391,2493,7,6,89225,2592,9,7401],"class_list":{"0":"post-795870","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago-bears","8":"tag-bears","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-chicago-bears","11":"tag-chicagobears","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-nfl-free-agency-2026","15":"tag-nfl-free-agency","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-tremaine-edmunds"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116181658484725512","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=795870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/795870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/795871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=795870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=795870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=795870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}