Bears Re-Sign Matt Forte

[Gordo52]

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The deal is 4 years for 32 million.

How do you guys think this affects Rices chances of getting a new deal?

[T3hRaven]

Isn't that less than what McCoy got?

How this affects Rice negotiations, it doesn't. That price is about what Rice is worth, but he wants a lot more than that in the AP/CJ2K type range.

[Purple Nurple]

Re-sign.

Just FYI. Saves confusion.

[Passepartout]

Well hopefully if the Bears can sign Forte before training camp, so can the team sign Rice as he is valuabe to the Ravens offense.

[da#1ravensfan]

Give Ray Rice a 4 year $34 million deal.

[Gordo52]

[quote name='Purple Nurple' timestamp='1342464896' post='1098766']
Re-sign.

Just FYI. Saves confusion.
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What did I say? lol I forgot.

[Purple Nurple]

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What did I say? lol I forgot.
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Someone corrected the thread title now.

[Gordo52]

[quote name='Purple Nurple' timestamp='1342467433' post='1098814']
Someone corrected the thread title now.
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Still I could've sworn I said re-sign. Maybe just Sign? Idk lol

[JO_75]

Ok, I believe Matt Forte took one for the team. Considering the deals that Rice, Foster and McCoy all got this off-season, Forte could have easily played out this year and walked from the Bears in 2013 and got a similar contract in the open market that other running backs got.

[Gordo52]

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Ok, I believe Matt Forte took one for the team. Considering the deals that Rice, Foster and McCoy all got this off-season, Forte could have easily played out this year and walked from the Bears in 2013 and got a similar contract in the open market that other running backs got.
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You never know. He could have gotten hurt and been a 27 year old RB that hasn't stayed healthy the last 2 years looking for anything.

Plus with all the recievers the Bears have plus Michael Bush, I think he knows his production from last year wont be the same. Next year he should definetly have less receptions, maybe even less rushing yards/TDs.
When his production goes down, so does his value.

This was the best move for him, if he put up that production on a different team I think he could have got more.

[MsMarvel73]

Was a happy evening in my house yesterday. I got to drop the news to my fiance that the Bears re-signed Forte and then a little later, I got the news that we locked up lil' Ray.