There's less than a week until July 15. That's the deadline by which the Chicago Bears and franchised WR Allen Robinson must agree to a tag-removing extension; otherwise, they'll need to table talks until the offseason. Safe to say the pressure is on.
In other news, the Bears will be welcoming fans back to training camp at Halas Hall this year.
After saying goodbye to Bourbonnais and not having training camp open to fans last year, this is a welcome sight for many fans' sore eyes. With that, let's reach into this week's Bears Mailbag. Thanks for submitting questions; follow me on Twitter @DhruvKoul to continue the conversation.
Bears Mailbag
To add a bit more color here, both sides have reasons to wait until the offseason. The WR market was significantly weaker this year than expected with the cap dropping to $182.5M. Kenny Golladay signed the largest deal with the New York Giants, but it was still only in the range where the Bears are likely hoping to secure Robinson. So Robinson has incentive to wait until next year. Meanwhile, the Bears are expecting the cap to jump substantially next year and, with a few different deals able to come off the books, are expected to have a lot more cap space in 2022. Sure, they'll need to prioritize some decisions/extensions for key players. But Robinson should be part of the conversation. Bears fans should just hope things still remain cordial between the two sides through the season. Hopefully they are in a negotiating mood come February.
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