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Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports The 2021 offseason will look a lot different than most fans are accustomed. At this point the NFL Scouting Combine is usually just wrapping up and teams prepare their roster for free agency and eventually the NFL Draft. The NFL decided to cancel the Scouting Combine, except for medical checks, which means there has been an increased focus on individual college Pro Days. The Pro Day circuit has been quiet the past few weeks, but in the months of March and April are when things heat up. Recently, schools like UW-Whitewater and Northwestern held their Pro Days, and ...

•   Back to the present day. The situation isn’t as dire as it would’ve been had the league been forced to settle on a cap around its original $175 million projection. But after seven straight years of $10 million increases to the cap, ultimately falling at $182.5 million is a far cry from what could’ve been a $208 million cap in 2021. Despite playing a full season, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the NFL hard. •   From a Bears-first perspective, the timing of it all really kicked them in the junk: They’re $17.5M over their adjusted cap of $190M, using the $182.5M as the unadjusted n...