Briggs agrees to one year deal

[GoodAsGould]

the average career for an NFL player is a little over 3 years..... career threatening injury isn't all that likely? what game do you watch?

 

he is gauranteed 7.2 million for 1 season..... 1 season...... 1 season. if Rosenhaus got the longterm extension he was trying to fanagle would have received considerably more upfront, without playing a down, no risk of injury. (He wanted BRIAN Urlacher Money).

 

If Briggs sits out he is going to get a smaller contract than if he plays? Perhaps.... but how much smaller? i wouldn't think it would be considerably smaller. Briggs is in his prime, coming off pro bowl years, and plays a valued position.... even if Briggs held out and signed elsewhere next year... he would have signed a ridiculous contract with a team like Washington for arguements sake, and he wouldn't risk injury.

 

So Rosenhaus paraded Briggs around talking about how the Bears are s***ty and how he is going to hold out.... for what? he took the 7.2 million and now has to play a season not to get hurt.

 

If Briggs has season ending surgery for a torn achilles, acl or anything else that would prohibit his mobility..... we'll see what the market for him is then.

 

What you made makes absolutely no sesne. Rosenhaus is a deuchebag who thinks he is smarter than he really is. He got TO money NOT BECAUSE HE IS A GREAT AGENT.... BUT BECAUSE TO is an ungodly talent. Jerry Jones didnt talk to Rosenhaus and give TO a contract because he bought into Rosenhaus, he signed TO because like every team before the COwboys they thought they could tame him.

 

Glad to have him back.

 

 

The avg length is 3 years because there are a lot of scrub players in the league lol. And the contract would be significantly smaller if he did sit out an entire season, case in point how many players do you see sit out an entire season. Right now he is guaranteed 7.2 million which is enough to live a life time off of, and also I never said the chance of injury wasnt big.... almost everyone gets hurt.... but the chance of a career threatening injury is very small.....at his age anyways.

 

[witesoxfan]

What you made makes absolutely no sesne. Rosenhaus is a deuchebag who thinks he is smarter than he really is. He got TO money NOT BECAUSE HE IS A GREAT AGENT.... BUT BECAUSE TO is an ungodly talent. Jerry Jones didnt talk to Rosenhaus and give TO a contract because he bought into Rosenhaus, he signed TO because like every team before the COwboys they thought they could tame him.

 

I don't think they thought they could tame him; I think it was just a matter of their willingness to allow his antics because of the player he is.

 

At any rate, thank you. TO is the reason the Cowboys paid a "cancer" like TO money; Rosenhaus is merely who represents TO.

[briguy27]

Since the deadline passed don't the Bears have to wait until the offseason to negotiate any long term deal with Briggs?

Because Lance Briggs was designated as a franchise player, the Bears cannot sign him to a long-term contract until the first calendar day of the 2008 season, which I believe is the same day that free agency begins in late February or early March. It’s interesting to note, however, that the two sides can negotiate during the season if they are so inclined. In terms of whether the Bears will ultimately sign Briggs to a long-term deal, I’d have to say that the chances of that are remote.

[MurcieOne]

Because Lance Briggs was designated as a franchise player, the Bears cannot sign him to a long-term contract until the first calendar day of the 2008 season, which I believe is the same day that free agency begins in late February or early March. It’s interesting to note, however, that the two sides can negotiate during the season if they are so inclined. In terms of whether the Bears will ultimately sign Briggs to a long-term deal, I’d have to say that the chances of that are remote.

 

You and Larry Mayer from Chicagobears.com have very similar styles.

[rangercal]

You and Larry Mayer from Chicagobears.com have very similar styles.

 

Murcie, I know you're not cold enough to link the pwnage, I am.

 

http://www.chicagobears.com/news/ChalkTalk...p?story_id=3633

Larry: Now that Lance Briggs has signed a one-year contract, when would be the soonest the Bears could offer him another long term deal assuming that’s what they want to do?

 

Dustin

Vandenberg Air Force Base, California

 

Dustin: Because Lance Briggs was designated as a franchise player, the Bears cannot sign him to a long-term contract until the first calendar day of the 2008 season, which I believe is the same day that free agency begins in late February or early March. It’s interesting to note, however, that the two sides can negotiate during the season if they are so inclined. In terms of whether the Bears will ultimately sign Briggs to a long-term deal, I’d have to say that the chances of that are remote.