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Briggs to Bears: Rescind the tag or trade me!

Under the right circumstances, two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs could play his entire career with the Chicago Bears, and be a happy man.

"The Chicago Bears team? The coaches, players, city and fans? Yeah, I could stay there forever. I love it. But the Chicago Bears organization? I don't want to be there anymore. I won't play for them and I'll do everything in my power to keep from playing there." -- Lance Briggs



Under the restrictive terms of the franchise designation with which the Bears have marked him, though, and with the defending NFC champions apparently offering him nothing more than the one-year option it entails, Briggs said Sunday evening that he doesn't want to play another day for the club that brought him into the league in 2003.

"There's a difference between the Chicago Bears team and the Chicago Bears organization," Briggs told ESPN.com, when reached Sunday evening at his home in suburban Chicago. "The Chicago Bears team? The coaches, players, city and fans? Yeah, I could stay there forever. I love it. But the Chicago Bears organization? I don't want to be there anymore. I won't play for them and I'll do everything in my power to keep from playing there."

Entire Article here:ESPN.com - NFL - Franchised Briggs says he wants trade from Bears

Lance don't approve of the Tag and the one year option that goes with it.Can't say i blame him much.Brigg's could have made some serious loot with his skill's as a linebacker,either with the Bear's or another organization elsewhere.

[EmpireWF]

Gotta agree, you can't blame the guy.

Will be interesting to see where this goes. Does he really feel like sitting out and playing chicken with the Bears execs?

[simple simon]

they should trade him to the Pats

[bears9]

they trade should trade 2 make up 4 the pick they lost in the thomas Jones deal

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Briggs' threats don't scare Bears, Angelo
Beloit Daily News, WI - 12 hours ago
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) - Disgruntled Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs wants out of Chicago, saying the Bears should remove his franchise player tag or trade him.

General manager Jerry Angelo had a message for Briggs on Tuesday: The Bears are expecting him to play with them this season, with a one-year, $7.2 million deal, the average of the top five salaries at his position.

“We have his rights, so he's on our football team,” Angelo said Tuesday during a conference call to discuss the trade of leading rusher Thomas Jones to the New York Jets.

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:19:38 GMT

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Originally Posted by simple simon

they should trade him to the Pats

the pats can sign away from the bears 4 2 1st round picks