Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Chicago Bears have restructured the contract of pass-rusher Robert Quinn and created $3,512,500 of available cap room.
Chicago was operating with just around $800,000 of cap space, so they needed to make a move to get them through the season.
Rapoport notes that the Bears have moved $30.93 million into future caps this year.
Quinn, 31, is a former first-round pick of the Rams back in 2011. Los Angeles traded him to the Dolphins in 2018 for fourth- and sixth-round picks.
From there, the Dolphins traded Quinn to the Cowboys in 2019 and he played out the final year of his four-year, $66.575 million extension. He later signed a five-year, $70 million contract that included $30 million guaranteed with the Bears in 2020.
In 2021, Quinn has appeared in five games for the Bears and recorded 15 tackles, 4.5 sacks and a forced fumble.
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