RUMOR: Just heard on a local radio station

[DCBoysfan]

indicate Briggs, Rosenhaus and Skin's agree to contract - 20 mil guaranteed and they are awaiting approval from the Bears, just FYI.....no links..

 

[Roughneck]

Yes Yes, Oh Dear God, Yes.

Send the deal through Bears and make today a good day.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

so you heard the radio report it? or did someone call in and say it? or did you get that from another message board?

 

[DCBoysfan]

so you heard the radio report it? or did someone call in and say it? or did you get that from another message board?

I heard the report on WTEM 980 here in Washington

 

[zrinkill]

ray2:ray2:ray2:ray2:

 

[Bob Sacamano]

I heard the report on WTEM 980 here in Washington

ok, so it was definitely on the radio

so was it a call-in report, or did 980 report it?

 

[DCBoysfan]

ok, so it was definitely on the radio

so was it a call-in report, or did 980 report it?

980 reported it, I caught the tail end of it...unless they are doing a hoax that is what was reported now that doesn't make it true, just passing along some information

 

[Bob Sacamano]

980 reported it, I caught the tail end of it...unless they are doing a hoax that is what was reported

good, good, thanks for the heads-up

 

[juck]

ok i am lost does briggs suck now?

 

[skinsngibbs4life]

I wouldnt trust everything WTEM says...

but then again, this wouldnt surprise me in the least if it turned out true. It seems like it is just on the bears to pull the trigger if this is true

 

[Roughneck]

ok i am lost does briggs suck now?

No but, considering what the Commanders are going to have to give up for him (both draft pick-wise and contract-wise), the deal would be comedy of the highest order.

 

[DCBoysfan]

I wouldnt trust everything WTEM says...

but then again, this wouldnt surprise me in the least if it turned out true. It seems like it is just on the bears to pull the trigger if this is true

Skins make offer for Briggs
Mike Mulligan says Bears must weigh many factors before deciding whether to accept deal, move up to No. 6 in draft

March 28, 2007
BY MIKE MULLIGAN Staff Reporter
PHOENIX -- Lance Briggs is close to getting everything he wants. The only question is whether the Bears can afford to let him fulfill his dreams.

Multiple sources confirmed Tuesday that the Washington Commanders have made a formal trade offer to the Bears for the Pro Bowl linebacker, offering a swap of first-round picks that would put the Bears near the top of the first round at No. 6 overall for Briggs and the No. 31 selection.
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Sources say linebacker Lance Briggs will get $20 million in guaranteed money if the Bears agree to trade him to the Commanders.
(Tom Cruze/Sun-Times)

CAST YOUR VOTE
The Commanders want Lance Briggs. The offer: The sixth pick in the draft for Briggs and the 31st pick.
The Bears should do the trade.
They should turn it down.

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''That's what I have been told,'' said Drew Rosenhaus, Briggs' agent. ''The two teams have talked, and it's in their hands now.''

Sources said the Commanders are set to pay Briggs $20 million in guaranteed money as part of a multiyear deal that will average $7.5 million per season. It's a sweet deal for a guy who played out his rookie contract only to be hit with the franchise tag by the Bears, which means he would get $7.2 million for one year.
The tricky part now for Rosenhaus and Briggs is getting the Bears to go along with the plan. That isn't going to happen very quickly.
''We're going to take it under advisement, and if it is something we're going to pursue, we'll get back to them,'' Bears general manager Jerry Angelo said. ''We are not negotiating through the media.''
Team president Ted Phillips added: ''Our position has been made pretty clear on this.''
The Bears' position all along has been that it is perfectly within their rights to put the franchise tag on Briggs and that Briggs and Rosenhaus were warned it might happen when they turned down a six-year, $33 million offer last year. If the Bears give in to Briggs now, aren't they inviting every player who's unhappy with his contract -- and there are plenty -- to browbeat the organization into a trade? Would Angelo be forced to change his title from general manager of the Bears to marketing agent for Rosenhaus?
It comes down to one simple point: Can the Bears get back to the Super Bowl next season, or is it time for a full-fledged rebuilding? Unlike the trade of Rosenhaus client Thomas Jones, the Bears don't have a player waiting behind Briggs to step into the weak-side linebacker spot. The free-agent market doesn't offer a candidate after Cato June signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and there are no rookie linebackers worthy of a top-10 selection.
Angelo once described top-10 draft picks as a curse as much as a blessing. Players taken high in a draft cost a lot of guaranteed money. If the Bears weren't on the hook for $16 million with Cedric Benson, would they have traded Jones? Never mind that half the first-round picks end up as busts, but how would taking a player at No. 6 affect the Bears' salary cap?
The Bears have built their team with the concept of going to players early and signing them to contract extensions. They want to do that soon with defensive tackle Tommie Harris -- a Rosenhaus client -- wide receiver Bernard Berrian and one of their cornerbacks, Charles Tillman or Nathan Vasher. While they pick up $7.2 million in cap space if Briggs departs, they also will have to pay about double that to the No. 6 pick.
San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis got more than $14 million guaranteed in a five-year, $25 million deal as the No. 6 selection last year. Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam ''Pacman'' Jones got $13.68 million the year before in the same slot.
And while the jury is still out on Davis, there hasn't been a sure-fire success at No. 6 since 2001, when the New England Patriots took defensive tackle Richard Seymour. Jones (2005) is the poster boy for the NFL's new personal-conduct policy. Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. (2004) has been an injury bust on and off the field. Former New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Johnathan Sullivan (2003) will go down as one of the team's worst picks ever. Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Ryan Sims (2002) hasn't made an impact.
The Bears could take the No. 6 pick and trade down, but the Commanders have been trying to do the same thing and can't find a suitor. You don't move up that far in a draft unless you are hunting for a particular player. If the Bears were in love with Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn, for instance, it would be a good move. In fact, they ought to consider that move because Quinn is the only player among the holy position triumvirate of quarterback, left tackle and cornerback who's worthy of selection in that slot.
Is the swap of first-round picks enough for Briggs? According to the point system teams use in their draft war rooms, the sixth pick is worth 1,600 points and the 31st is worth 600. The 1,000-point difference is equivalent to the 16th selection. mmulligan@suntimes.com

 

[bbgun]

Danny just had to make a splash. He couldn't just sit there at 6.

 

[skinsngibbs4life]

all it says is that the skins are SET to pay Briggs... it doesnt say anything about actually making an offer

 

[Mavs Man]

Is Briggs really worth dropping out of the top 10 in a draft this loaded?

Considering their lack of picks, it seems like the 'Skins would want a few more late round draft picks.

 

[skinsngibbs4life]

Is Briggs really worth dropping out of the top 10 in a draft this loaded?

Considering the lack of picks, it seems like the 'Skins would want a few more late round draft picks.

I believe the concencus is an overwhelming "NO"

 

[superpunk]

i cant even get 980 over the innernets now...

 

[superpunk]

a poster from ES said this about the current radio show

They are talking about it right now on the Thompson show, all they seem to be saying at least in the moment is quoting the Tribune article that was posted earlier today about what the Skins offered contract wise Briggs - NOT that a trade is about to be consumated. You can imply that it means the trade is imminent but that's all it seems to be an implication.

 

[apickmans]

man am i getting sick of all this Briggs trade talk. One second hes being traded, the next hes not. Just want this to be over with already.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

man am i getting sick of all this Briggs trade talk. One second hes being traded, the next hes not. Just want this to be over with already.

me too

it's hard as heck to control a huge belly laugh :