Silverman: Bears Playing Forte For A Fool
Your name is Matt Forte and you are seething. You have been franchised by the Chicago Bears and that means you will get paid $7.7 million next season by the Chicago Bears.
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Your name is Matt Forte and you are seething. You have been franchised by the Chicago Bears and that means you will get paid $7.7 million next season by the Chicago Bears.
The Chiefs have made Dwayne Bowe their franchise player, keeping the impact wide receiver off the free-agent market this offseason.
Since the Saints' bounty system came to light late last week, it has been widely speculated that bounty systems are simply a part of the NFL.
Next to Marshawn Lynch, the guy who might be the happiest about the running back's new contract is Matt Forte.
As several former NFL players have said, bounty systems are just a part of the game.
The 'bounty' system employed by the Saints and former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams may be just coming into the public light now, but it's a system that has been in place for quite some time.
In talking about his hit on the Bears' Earl Bennett, Roman Harper of the New Orleans Saints didn't mention that he pocketed enough cash to pick up the check for the entire Saints defense at one of New Orleans' priciest eating establishments.
Gregg Williams and others may have broken the rules as they tried to get the most out of their defensive players, but they were not making NFL football something inherently worse than it was, is, or will be.
Matt Forte came into last season looking for an extension, but did not reach an agreement with the Bears.
55 days and counting until the 77th annual meeting of NFL franchises to select eligible football players. The NFL has truly become a 365/24/7 operation - especially for draftniks. So with the combine completed, here's my first take on how the first round will shake out.
