Column: Hold out for a blockbuster Russell Wilson trade? Sign Jameis Winston? Deal for Gardner Minshew? The clock is ticking for the Chicago Bears to put their quarterback plan into action.

The Bears, as a general rule, include clauses in their player contracts that allow them to rework the deals in order to create cap space without requiring advance permission. Page 11 of Foles’ contract is a good example, as it reads: “Player and Club agree that on one or more occasions and at any time during the duration of this Contract, Club shall have the right, but not the obligation, to convert any portion of Player’s Paragraph 5 Salary set forth in this Contract into Signing Bonus, or convert any portion or all of the Roster Bonus(es), if any, set forth in this Contract into Signing Bonus.”