Urlacher can, but Devin can't wait

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 Urlacher can, but Devin can't wait
Brian Urlacher will have to wait his turn. While the star linebacker is becoming more vocal about his contract demands, return specialist and receiver Devin Hester is next when it comes to talks with the Bears. The team will get down to business with Hester's agent, Eugene Parker, this week and try to reach a long-term deal. [link]

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SUNDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
Published 4/20/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
... . This is really the decision that I think is best now.” The Bears may be willing to re-do Devin Hester’s contract even though they have him on the hook for two more years at base salaries of $445,000 and $530,000. After playing for one Harbaugh in college, QB Josh Johnson ...

NFL Sunday: LT in Preseason? Shockey Value?
Published 4/20/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
... Seek a Playmaker or Two in NFL Draft (St. Petersburg Times) Saints: Shockey Value? Saints Want to Know (Times-Picayune) Falcons: Falcons See Lots of QBs After Ryan (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Vikings: Draft Could Hinge on Pursuit of DE Jared Allen (St. Paul Pioneer Press) Lions: Mocked Draft: Lions Have Rarely Been on Target (Detroit News) Bears : Urlacher Can, but Devin Can’t Wait (Chicago Sun-Times) Rams: New ...

Bears And Devin Hester Will Be Talking New Contract This Week
Published 4/21/2008 by Josh Alper at FanHouse
... A bigger issue with the contract, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, could be the way the Bears prefer to extend the deal. Many times, teams tear up the existing contract and replace it with a more lucrative one. The Bears would like to keep the deal Hester has now, paying him $975,000 for the next two years, and then add more years to the end. That's not great for the player as a four-year deal, say, would actually amount to six years. ...

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