Lance Briggs

hagan714 · 04-26-2006, 10:26 AM

heres one for you LKelley67
Chicago's LB, Lance Briggs is currently in the final year of his contract. The Bears have been attempting to resign Briggs, to a subpar deal, since last year. His agent (Drew Rosenhaus?) thinks it is possible he could hit the Free Agent market to gauge his worth. Briggs drafted as a MLB from Arizona. He has played all three linebacker spots for the Bears.
Now instead of loosing him maybe the bears are open to a trade? Say we end up in that strange 3 team trade and end up at 7 would you pull the trigger here if we got a multi year contract signed and move down to 26?
SCK: 2 TCKL: 107 FF: 2 INT: 2

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/teamRep...pe=InsideSlant

Contrary to speculation in published reports, the Bears and agent Drew Rosenhaus have not yet reached an agreement on a long-term contract extension for Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs.

Rosenhaus spent two days late last week at Halas Hall, but the Bears said an extension for the three-year veteran is not imminent. The Bears would like to secure the services of the 25-year-old Briggs before he becomes a free agent after next season.
But they will not pay him as much as middle linebacker Brian Urlacher. The four-time Pro Bowler has a nine-year deal worth $56.65 million that expires in 2011.

Briggs was voted to his first Pro Bowl last season when he established career highs with 170 tackles, two sacks, two interceptions, 13 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. His tackle total was one fewer than Urlacher's. Briggs has four career interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns, one in each of his NFL seasons.

The former third-round pick (68th overall) from Arizona has never missed an NFL game and has started 45 straight since being promoted to No. 1 on the depth chart at strong-side linebacker the fourth week of his rookie year. He moved to the weak side in 2004, when he had 168 tackles and became the only player to lead the Bears in that category other than Urlacher since 1999.

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Drafting a linebacker would give the Bears leverage with Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs, who becomes a free agent after this season. Or it might give the Bears' Briggs' successor. Angelo has also proven he can find a gem at linebacker later in the draft. Briggs was a third-round pick in 2003.

04-26-2006, 10:26 AM	#1
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	Lance Briggs heres one for you LKelley67 Chicago's LB, Lance Briggs is currently in the final year of his contract. The Bears have been attempting to resign Briggs, to a subpar deal, since last year. His agent (Drew Rosenhaus?) thinks it is possible he could hit the Free Agent market to gauge his worth. Briggs drafted as a MLB from Arizona. He has played all three linebacker spots for the Bears. Now instead of loosing him maybe the bears are open to a trade? Say we end up in that strange 3 team trade and end up at 7 would you pull the trigger here if we got a multi year contract signed and move down to 26? SCK: 2 TCKL: 107 FF: 2 INT: 2 http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/teamRep...pe=InsideSlant Contrary to speculation in published reports, the Bears and agent Drew Rosenhaus have not yet reached an agreement on a long-term contract extension for Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs. Rosenhaus spent two days late last week at Halas Hall, but the Bears said an extension for the three-year veteran is not imminent. The Bears would like to secure the services of the 25-year-old Briggs before he becomes a free agent after next season. But they will not pay him as much as middle linebacker Brian Urlacher. The four-time Pro Bowler has a nine-year deal worth $56.65 million that expires in 2011. Briggs was voted to his first Pro Bowl last season when he established career highs with 170 tackles, two sacks, two interceptions, 13 pass breakups, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. His tackle total was one fewer than Urlacher's. Briggs has four career interceptions, three of which he returned for touchdowns, one in each of his NFL seasons. The former third-round pick (68th overall) from Arizona has never missed an NFL game and has started 45 straight since being promoted to No. 1 on the depth chart at strong-side linebacker the fourth week of his rookie year. He moved to the weak side in 2004, when he had 168 tackles and became the only player to lead the Bears in that category other than Urlacher since 1999. ..... Drafting a linebacker would give the Bears leverage with Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs, who becomes a free agent after this season. Or it might give the Bears' Briggs' successor. Angelo has also proven he can find a gem at linebacker later in the draft. Briggs was a third-round pick in 2003.
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