Now that Cade McNown has been traded, other Bears veterans have to wonder about their future. The winds of change in the Windy City could affect wide receiver Bobby Engram, return specialist Glyn Milburn and either cornerback Walt Harris or Thomas Smith.

	Bobby Engram quietly led the Bears with 88 catches last season.

Why Smith or Harris? It's a matter of cap management. Smith took a paycut to $1.2 million and Harris, who hoped to score big on the free agent market, signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract.

The Bears have already extended the contract of Jerry Azumah and may open negotiations with R.W. McQuarters. Over the next week, both are candidates for starting jobs even though Smith and Harris are currently the first-teamers. By taking the $3.1 million cap hit on the McNown trade and extending Azumah's contract, the Bears have only $1.5 million left in their cap.

Chicago would like to lock up a few more of its younger players, so if the Bears could trade a Harris or cut Smith, it would give them a little more room under the cap. It would, however, be unlikely for Chicago to let both veteran starters go.

The Dolphins didn't have a seventh-round choice to give for McNown in the 2002 draft. That's why Miami swapped 2002 choices with the Bears -- giving Chicago a sixth and receiving a seventh from the Bears in return.

Figuring the Bears might have a high selection in the seventh round and the Dolphins might have a low one because they are a playoff team, Miami considered the 2002 trade options a wash. The Dolphins then threw in the seventh rounder in 2003 that could grow to a sixth rounder if McNown is on the 80-man roster during the next offseason.

Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt reiterated that McNown would only be a third quarterback competing against Mike Quinn.

"We'll evaluate him on the field in drills and see if he has that ability -- first-round ability," Wannstedt said.

"He was the 12th player in the draft. He's got a three-year contract, and that's a solid situation. We didn't put anything out there where we're obligated as far as what we made the trade for. So he's going to have to come in and work and show us that we're adding talent to our football team."

John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.