chicagobears.com - 7/2/2008
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LAKE FOREST, IL The Chicago Bears agreed to terms today on a four-year contact with RB Matt Forte . Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Forte was selected by the Bears in the second round (44th overall) out of Tulane and is the 11th of 12 Bears drafts picks to sign or agree to terms, the most in the NFL (Atlanta is second with eight). To date, 70 picks from the 2008 NFL draft have ...
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And then there was one for the Bears
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Make it 11 of 12 for the Chicago Bears. After agreeing to terms Wednesday with second-round draft pick Matt Forte, the Bears have only one draft pick left to sign: First-round pick Chris Williams. That's an impressive and ambitious pace at a time when many NFL teams are weeks away from signing their draft class. Forte, who agreed to a four-year deal, is the odds-on favorite to win the starting tailback position vacated by Cedric Benson.
Saints News: 7.03.08
Canal Street Chronicles —
... This one isn't really Saints related but I will be following Matt Forte very closely this year, and yesterday he was officially signed by the Bears. Per the Chicago Bears official website. The field is wide open at the running back spot in the windy city, so he could very well be starting in week one. Last I heard, the team was very impressed with him during OTAs and minicamp. Roll Wave! ...
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Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 7/2/2008
The Chicago Bears agreed to a four-year deal with second-round draft pick Matt Forte, the former Tulane running back expected to replace Cedric Benson in the lineup. Chicago sent a loud message to Benson when it took Forte with the 44th overall pick ...
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