Report: Bears, Briggs coming close to agreement - NFL

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Briggs is about to sign with the Bears
Published 7/25/2007 by Moutz at ChicagoSportsBlogs : Non Compete : Bears
... I was on the train today goofing around with my trust new iPhone when I noticed an article about Lance Briggs. I practically dropped this gem of a phone when I read the headline: Briggs nears agreement, could be in camp on time. This can't be right? After all that bitching and moaning, his devil-agent had an epiphany? ...

The Franchise Tag Has To Go
Published 7/25/2007 by Hank Worrell at Winning The Turnover Battle
... As most NFL fans are aware, premier defenders Asante Samuel of the New England Patriots and Lance Briggs of the Chicago Bears have been threatening to sit out the first ten weeks of the upcoming season due to their teams' use of the dreaded franchise tag upon them. News today has Briggs and the Bears close to an agreement that will get Briggs into camp instead of having him continue his holdout. The agreement, as in almost all of these types of negotiations, appears to be contingent upon the Bears promising Briggs one simple thing; don't do it again. When the franchise tag system always seems to boil down to this same point, it is time for something to change. ...

Making sense of Briggs' situation
Published 7/25/2007 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... Months of posturing could be about to end with Lance Briggs reportedly expected to sign his one-year franchise tender, as noted by the Chicago Tribune. The paper's source is an unnamed Bears player who spoke with Briggs and a league source, raising an obvious question: When did players start citing league sources? ...