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lol. Didn't he do this shit like 3 years ago?
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He did. The reason him and Forte asked for boat loads of money is because the Bears have to spend up to a minimum amount of the salary cap and they aren't even close. Fucking terrible Bears management didn't make a play on any big name FA this year even though they had the money to spend so they are way under the minimum. Forte's and Brigg's agents are trying to milk it. It's not that Briggs is greedy, per se, but his agent is just making a smart play. NFL agents and GMs around the league probably laugh at Bears management. -
bears are above the cap floor, so i dunno what your talking about. Forte is going to get paid for sure. He's about to be a FA next season, and he's too big a part of the offense to let go like that. Briggs got paid already, he's going t have to wait his turn. He may get traded AFTER this season, but all this he's doing right now is just for show. He knows they arn't gunna trade him right now, and he knows he's not going to sit out either. Next off-season is when he'll either get traded, or be a ho and holdout.
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Bears still have $24 million in salary cap space
By Sean Jensen on August 1, 2011 5:57 PM | 8 Comments | No TrackBacks
After a flurry of veteran transactions -- including the trade of Greg Olsen, the release of Brandon Manumaleuna and the addition of players such as Roy Williams, Marion Barber, Amobi Okoye, Chris Spencer and Vernon Gholston -- the Bears are still $24 million under the salary cap of $120 million, according to two league sources.
Entering free agency, the Bears were among the top five teams in the league, in terms of space, with $34 million.
Despite the volume of players, the Bears handed out mostly modest, short-term deals. They also kept their own, signing starters like Anthony Adams and Nick Roach, and adding other key role players like punter Adam Podlesh, tight end Matt Spaeth and receiver Sam Hurd.
Although they have plenty of space, the Bears can use up much of it with an expected extension of running back Matt Forte soon and other extensions for players later in the season.
NFL Network’s 92nd ranked player of the Top 100 in the NFL for 2011.
An impressive resume: three All-Pro selections, six consecutive Pro Bowl trips.
Meet Lance Briggs. A disgruntled linebacker.
Re-visit the Greg Olsen situation, it’s the same route Briggs is going through, when you consider who’s his agent.
With a demand for a new deal, Lance’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has issued a formal request to explore a trade for the Bears Pro Bowl linebacker.
“The Bears made their decision, now I have to make mine,” Briggs told Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune. “It’s just how the business works. It’s not going to take away from what I do on the field. I’m 100 percent.
Briggs recently approached the Bears about a pay raise, but higher ups have not changed their stance. Rosenhaus made the trade request through an email to contract negotiator Cliff Stein.
The Bears had no response on the matter Thursday, and their view on the trade request remains unclear. They are about $19.3 million below this season’s salary cap.
To find out if Briggs holds any leverage and what the Monsters of the Midway should do next, visit Bears GabComment
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They're still under the cap. I can keep going if you want.
Bears' line for new deals long
Forget Briggs, Garza is likely team's most undercompensated player
August 29, 2011|By Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune reporter
Since Lance Briggs clarified his contract wishes and made it clear he wants teammates also to feel the love with the Bears $19 million below the salary cap, it's easy to compile a list of players to line up outside Jerry Angelo's office.
The general manager said his "intent" is to extend the contract of running back Matt Forte, but talks haven't gotten across the goal line since they began about a week into training camp. The Bears probably could have gotten Forte at a discount rate if they had worked on a contract during last season, but now he's aiming to be highly paid. Considering the bulk of evidence there is supporting his value for the offense, why not?
The next player to knock on Angelo's door should be center Roberto Garza. Teammates should let him walk to the front of any line. He has been the lowest-paid starting lineman of his tenure in the NFL for three seasons. Angelo once said the only contract he didn't feel was fair for a player after the fact was a deal for former defensive end Alex Brown, who later was compensated. Angelo should feel that way with Garza, who signed a $12.8 million, six-year extension in 2006 and is entering the final year of that deal.
The contract included an injury waiver because of concern over Garza's right knee, which doesn't have an ACL, and he hadn't established himself as a starter at the time. The knee hasn't been an issue (he tore the MCL in his left knee last season) and he is regarded so highly the Bears asked him to replace longtime center Olin Kreutz. It would be an upset if Garza isn't selected as a captain next week.
Garza, 32, triggered $1 million escalators this season and last year, but he will make only $2.74 million in 2011, almost $500,000 less than Chris Spencer gets backing him up. He was given virtually the same contract Terrence Metcalf received in 2006. Metcalf has been gone more than two years and started only 25 games. Garza, meanwhile, has started 78 of the last 80 games. Frank Omiyale is slated to be the backup offensive tackle this season at a price tag of $2.1 million. He earned $7.8 million over the previous two seasons.
Garza and agent Jeff Griffin approached the Bears about redoing his deal in 2009. The team told them no. Neither has said a word since and both declined comment for this story. Who knows? Maybe the Bears plan to let him walk.
Defensive end Israel Idonije could be in line for a new deal considering his career has continued to grow since the extension he signed in 2009. The 30-year-old is entering the final year of his contract at $2.4 million. Coming off a career-best eight sacks in 2010, he figures to remain in the team's plans and he and Briggs share the same agent — Drew Rosenhaus.
"I understand the business aspect of the game," Idonije said. "But I am worried about getting better. No question I am leaps and bounds from where I was when I signed in '09. Everybody knows what the situation is, but the focus is handling football first."
Veteran safety Chris Harris hoped to have an extension before this season but he could be headed to free agency. Earl Bennett might be the team's best wide receiver and he's entering the final season of his contract. So is tight end Kellen Davis, who could position himself for a big payday with a strong season. Nickel back D.J. Moore, defensive lineman Henry Melton, wide receiver Johnny Knox and guard Lance Louis are signed through 2012, and in the past the team targeted young players after their third season for extensions.Comment
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Briggs, agent formally ask Bears for trade
Agent asks Bears front office for permission to seek trade for LB
By Vaughn McClure, Tribune reporter
6:00 a.m. CDT, September 2, 2011
Agent Drew Rosenhaus has filed a formal request to seek a trade on behalf of Lance Briggs, the Bears linebacker told the Tribune.
"The Bears made their decision, now I have to make mine," Briggs said. "It's just how the business works. It's not going to take away from what I do on the field. I'm 100 percent a Bear, until I'm not a Bear anymore."
The six-time Pro Bowl selection recently approached the Bears about a raise, but upper management has not budged. Rosenhaus made the trade request via an email to contract negotiator Cliff Stein.
The Bears had no comment on the issue Thursday, and their stance on the trade request remains unclear. They are about $19.3million below this season's salary cap.
If they were to grant him permission to seek a trade, Briggs and his agent could approach other teams to see if something could be worked out.
Briggs has three years left on his contract and is scheduled to make $3.9 million this season (including bonuses), $4 million in 2012 and $6.5 million in 2013. He signed a six-year, $36 million deal in 2008 after first testing the free-agent market, and the maximum value of the first three years was $21.6 million.
Briggs wants the Bears to restructure his contract in a manner that would increase his salary this season, possibly by flip-flopping the $3.9 million with the $6.5 million in the final year.
Briggs approached the Bears after watching younger, less proven linebackers around the league sign lucrative deals.
In comparison with a pair of top veteran 4-3 outside linebackers -- the Broncos' D.J. Williams and the Jaguars' Daryl Smith -- Briggs, 30, has a point. Williams has a base salary of $4.9million this season with three years left on his deal, while Smith's base is $4.2million with two years remaining. Both players are 29, and neither has been selected to a Pro Bowl.
General manager Jerry Angelo declined to discuss Briggs' request when first approached about the matter Saturday. Briggs was willing to wait until after the season before seeking a trade but changed his mind after meeting with Angelo on Sunday.
"I understand and respect their decision," Briggs said.
Coach Lovie Smith addressed Briggs' contract status earlier this week.
"If a guy has something that he needs to do, then he can deal with it off the field," Smith said. "As far as how I see him, I just see him coming to work every day, like he has done. Lance Briggs has to get ready for the football season, which he has done.
"Who doesn't want a new contract? All of us would want a new contract. But still, you go to work every day and do your job, and that's what he's doing. I have no complaints about him."
Briggs isn't the first veteran linebacker to approach the team about a raise. Brian Urlacher was given a one-year extension three years ago, when he was 30, that included $18million in new money. However, Urlacher was considered a special circumstance as the face of the franchise and continues to perform at a high level.
Briggs has performed at a high level also, leading the team in tackles two of the last three seasons. He is one of four linebackers to be selected to six consecutive Pro Bowls in franchise history, joining Dick Butkus, Bill George and Mike Singletary.
When Briggs had contract issues in 2007, he went public and vowed never to play for the Bears again before signing a one-year, $7.2 million franchise tender. The Bears and 49ers apparently discussed a trade that season. Subsequently, the 49ers were found guilty of tampering with Briggs through Rosenhaus and were penalized with the loss of their fifth-round draft pick and had to swap their third-round spot with the Bears.
The last time Rosenhaus approached the Bears seeking a trade, it resulted in tight end Greg Olsen being shipped to the Panthers for a third-round pick.
Briggs, who is recovering from a knee bruise, said the injury and his contract status are unrelated. He did not play in Thursday night's exhibition finale but vowed to be ready for the regular season.Comment
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I thought that player salary minimum amount started next season.
Anyway fuck Briggs. I hope to god we don't have to play Brian Iwuh, ever.
Urlacher, Roach, and Iwuh. MAKES ME FUCKING CRINGE.Comment
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Jesus Christ spiker.Comment
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Zero responses to this overrated hack demanding a trade?
Big surprise.Comment
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We'd trade him for Sam Bradford but we already have a pile of shit at QB.Comment
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