Chicago Bears: 5 players who may not return in 2021

Who may be in their last season with the Chicago Bears? We examine.

The Chicago Bears have a challenging year ahead of them. After falling on their faces in 2019 and retooling a bit for the 2020 season, Matt Nagy and his squad have much to prove. It is time to either quiet the noise or prove to be exactly what many of the critics think they are — pretenders.

This is a prove-it year for the Bears. Was 2018 a mirage? It all needs to come together now. If it does, the rewards could be sweet.

We’ve spent a lot of time looking at this current offseason — more than any in recent memory, due to the lack of sports over the past few months. But, looking ahead to 2021, the Bears might look a little different.

There will be several players whom the Bears could choose not to bring back in 2021, and mostly because of their financial situation. They are already a bit tight on the cap right now (not too bad, but they could use some more room for next year).

After this season, I have no doubts that Ryan Pace will want to address the future of the quarterback position. Spoiler alert: Mitchell Trubisky probably won’t be back next season, unless he has one of the most outlandish turnarounds in 2020. With that said, the Bears will have to find a quarterback for the future.

Whether they try to do that via free agency (unlikely) or the Draft is the following question. It will probably happen via the Draft, but the Bears will also need cash to extend Allen Robinson while, more than likely, filling another hole on the offensive line.

The following five players are all candidates to wind up on other teams next season, for one reason or another, but the majority of them have to do with cash.