Bears Have Signed 5 of 7 Draft Picks

[Hostile]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Bears sign two more draftees

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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]July 2, 2006[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]If standings were kept on how quickly teams signed their draft picks, the Bears would be atop the heap.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The Bears agreed to terms with two more rookies Saturday, bringing five of their seven selections from the April draft into the fold.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Second-round pick Devin Hester, a return man projected to make an immediate impact on special teams, and linebacker Jamar Williams, a fourth-round pick, agreed to four-year deals. Terms of Hester's contract were not available. Williams will receive a signing bonus of $415,000.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]That leaves only safety Danieal Manning, the Bears' top pick in the second round, and defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek, their third-round pick, as the only unsigned rookies. Neither is expected to be late to training camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill., where players are scheduled to report July 26. Russell Hicks, the agent for Manning, said he has been in frequent contact with Bears contract negotiator Cliff Stein.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]It's a good step for the Bears, who didn't see first-round pick Cedric Benson until five weeks after camp opened last summer.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Williams already has received work at both outside positions, and one scout said he had traits similar to those of Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs, who is entering the final year of his contract.[/FONT]

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[Bizwah]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Bears sign two more draftees

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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]July 2, 2006[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]If standings were kept on how quickly teams signed their draft picks, the Bears would be atop the heap.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]The Bears agreed to terms with two more rookies Saturday, bringing five of their seven selections from the April draft into the fold.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Second-round pick Devin Hester, a return man projected to make an immediate impact on special teams, and linebacker Jamar Williams, a fourth-round pick, agreed to four-year deals. Terms of Hester's contract were not available. Williams will receive a signing bonus of $415,000.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]That leaves only safety Danieal Manning, the Bears' top pick in the second round, and defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek, their third-round pick, as the only unsigned rookies. Neither is expected to be late to training camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Ill., where players are scheduled to report July 26. Russell Hicks, the agent for Manning, said he has been in frequent contact with Bears contract negotiator Cliff Stein.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]It's a good step for the Bears, who didn't see first-round pick Cedric Benson until five weeks after camp opened last summer.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Williams already has received work at both outside positions, and one scout said he had traits similar to those of Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs, who is entering the final year of his contract.[/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Brad Biggs[/FONT]



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It's about that time of year when someone panics and says, "Why haven't we signed any draft picks yet!?"

I think we go about this the right way.....we let the market set itself, then sign our guys. It's a bit of a gamble, but we always seem to have our guys in on time.

 

[RCowboyFan]

Yeah, we'll should be getting bunch of posts about why we haven't signed rookies yet soon. It happens every year even if cowboys rookies never have missed any significant time

 

[jksmith269]

Yeah, we'll should be getting bunch of posts about why we haven't signed rookies yet soon. It happens every year even if cowboys rookies never have missed any significant time

Yeah and looks like you and Biz are the first two saying something about it...

 

[Bizwah]

Yeah and looks like you and Biz are the first two saying something about it...

Huh...huh...

Yeah!

:laugh1:

Stinkin hilarious....

 

[AbeBeta]

It's a bit of a gamble, but we always seem to have our guys in on time.

Wasn't Spears in a day late last year? Didn't Willie Blade hold out a little?

It always seemed to me that maybe at least starting a week before camp would be a better idea.

The last minute thing strikes me as the team trying to shove a slightly worse deal down the player's throat.

 

[jazzcat22]

Yeah, we'll should be getting bunch of posts about why we haven't signed rookies yet soon. It happens every year even if cowboys rookies never have missed any significant time

When I seen the thread title, that was my first thought also.

 

[jazzcat22]

Wasn't Spears in a day late last year? Didn't Willie Blade hold out a little?

It always seemed to me that maybe at least starting a week before camp would be a better idea.

The last minute thing strikes me as the team trying to shove a slightly worse deal down the player's throat.

Yes a day late. He had agreed to sign, but because of travel, or a technical issue, he came in, but had to sign the contract before practicing. Or something to that effect.

 

[big dog cowboy]

The last minute thing strikes me as the team trying to shove a slightly worse deal down the player's throat.

Even if were a week earlier, the deal is basically the deal. The last second tweeks are so minor they fall into the catagory.

 

[AbeBeta]

Yes a day late. He had agreed to sign, but because of travel, or a technical issue, he came in, but had to sign the contract before practicing. Or something to that effect.

But the impact of that is that he comes in and he's already got the coach pissed at him.

 

[AbeBeta]

Even if were a week earlier, the deal is basically the deal. The last second tweeks are so minor they fall into the catagory.

Seems like it isn't a to the player -- if it was we'd never have guys in late.

 

[big dog cowboy]

But the impact of that is that he comes in and he's already got the coach pissed at him.

I would suggest the rest of training camp and preseason means much more to BP than missing the first day of training camp. Was BP pissed? Probably. Big picture thinking - probably not so much.

 

[RealCowboyfan]

Cowboys needs to resign Roy Williams, Jason Witten, and Bradie James.

AND THEN SIGN ALL OF THE ROOKIES....