The Chicago Bears officially released running back Tarik Cohen and linebacker Danny Trevathan at the start of the new league year.
The moves didn’t come as a surprise as general manager Ryan Poles aims to make the roster younger and get some bad contracts off the books. But there was a question whether the transaction would be designated pre-June 1 or post-June 1.
The Bears have officially designated the release of Cohen and Trevathan as post-June 1 cuts, which impacts Chicago’s salary cap. The Bears free up an additional $7.2 million in salary cap space with both releases, which goes into effect on June 2.
