According to Michael C. Wright of ESPNChicago.com, the Bears plan on moving guard Chris Williams over to tackle this season. Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice just said last week that if they felt like tackle was a position of need they would have addressed it during the draft. “I think (general manager) Phil (Emery) and [...]
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Jay Cutler confident Matt Forte will be on the field for the first game
Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler completely understands why running back Matt Forte hasn’t shown up for offseason workouts. Cutler’s optimistic that at the end of the day, Forte will be on the field for their first game of the season. “Last time I saw him, he said he was lonely. I get it,” Cutler said. [...]
READ MORE »Bears, Matt Forte remain “status quo”
Nothing has changed between the Chicago Bears and running back Matt Forte. They clearly don’t intend on signing him to a long-term deal and he isn’t willing to show up for OTA’s until he gets the deal he desires. “Status quo on those talks … Forte doesn’t plan to sign that franchise tender anytime soon,” [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: running backs
Here are my rankings for the top 25 running backs in fantasy football for 2012 1. Arian Foster, Houston Texans After Foster’s spectacular, out-of-nowhere campaign in 2010 (2,220 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns), he followed it up with impressive numbers in 2011 (1,841 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns) even after having missed a [...]
READ MORE »Bears trading Matt Forte is unlikely, but could happen
Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune believes it’s unlikely the Bears will trade running back Matt Forte, but he also doesn’t believe it can be completely ruled out either. As Pompei points out, the problem with trading Forte is that the Bears would still need to sign him to the long-term deal that he desires and [...]
READ MORE »Report: Matt Forte wants Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson money
According to Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports, Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte is looking for a contract that will be very similar to what Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson received from their respective teams. The Bears on the other hand only want to pay Forte as if he’s just an average running back. I [...]
READ MORE »Report: Matt Forte will hold out until he gets a long-term contract
Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte is still waiting for the long-term contract he’s been desiring for over a year now, and he’s willing to hold out until he gets it. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter via Evan Silva, Forte won’t sign his franchise tender, the only thing he’s willing to sign is a long-term [...]
READ MORE »Report: Matt Forte likely won’t show up for offseason workouts
According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, Bears running back Matt Forte won’t be reporting to next week’s offseason workouts, since he still hasn’t signed the franchise tender that the Bears placed on him earlier in the offseason. The only way Forte can participate in the “voluntary” workouts, is if he signs the tender [...]
READ MORE »Bears hoping Matt Forte accepts the”strong offer” they made him
According to Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times, Bears president and CEO Ted Phillips told the Sun-Times that they’ve made running back Matt Forte a “strong offer” and hope that he’ll accept it. “I think not only do we appreciate him and have told him so, but I think the offer we’ve made him shows [...]
READ MORE »Lovie Smith believes everything will work out with Matt Forte
According to ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith stated that running back Matt Forte is going to be fine after being upset over the Bears signing Michael Bush to a four-year contract and they haven’t even locked him up to a long-term deal yet. “We love him, he’s going to rush for [...]
READ MORE »Matt Forte upset over the Bears signing Michael Bush
Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte is clearly not happy about the Chicago Bears signing running back Michael Bush to a four-year, $14 million deal. Forte has been looking for a lucrative contract extension for the past year and he’s clearly beyond frustration. He decided to let his anger out on Twitter. Forte tweeted, “There’s [...]
READ MORE »Bears, Matt Forte not making much progress
According to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, it looks like the Chicago Bears and running back Matt Forte still haven’t made any progress in trying to get a long-term deal worked out. The Bears ended up placing the franchise tag on Forte in hopes of getting a new deal done soon. “We continue to [...]
READ MORE »Bears end up tagging Matt Forte
According to ChicagoBears.com, the Bears decided to place the franchise tag on running back Matt Forte on Friday. “Matt is an important part of our football team and we chose to utilize the franchise tag to ensure he remains a Bear,” said general manager Phil Emery per ChicagoBears.com. “We believe in Matt as a player [...]
READ MORE »Bears, Matt Forte will start talking conract this weekend
According to Albert Breer of the NFL Network, the Chicago Bears and running back Matt Forte’s representatives will begin working on getting a new contract worked out this weekend at the NFL scouting combine. Forte will become a free agent next month and if the Bears are unable to get a long-term deal finalized with [...]
READ MORE »Bears won’t let Forte hit free agency
Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte’s contract is set to expire on March 13th when the new league year begins. On Tuesday, the Bears made it clear that they will either place the franchise tag on Forte or get a long term deal finalized, so he isn’t able to hit the open market. “We’d like [...]
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