Matt Forte has been running hard to prove people wrong since he joined the Bears in 2008 as a second-round draft pick. Now, he's three days away from starting the season intent on proving general manager Jerry Angelo wrong as contract negotiations have reached an apparent dead end. Angelo said July 31 his "intent" was to sign Forte to a long-term extension before the season but discussions with agent Adisa Bakari were not fruitful and Angelo announced Monday talks have been tabled to shift the focus to the season ahead — beginning Sunday with the opener against the Falcons. He suggested the situation will be revisited after the season, which is when the Bears can dangle what for them could be a pricey franchise tag in front of Forte. "I don't think he lied about (his intent)," Forte said. "We tried to get a deal done. Maybe they have a different view of the type of player that I am than the type of player that (I) think I am. (I'm) a little surprised and disappointed it wasn't (done). Coming into the league, you feel like this is supposed to be production-based. When you produce in the offense, you expect the organization to actually notice that compared to other guys. We just couldn't meet in the middle, I guess." Source: Chicago Tribune
I do not like this one bit. You are going to let your best offensive weapon become a FA after the season, you got to be kidding me.
