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Posted on 08/18/2005 3:57:37 PM PDT by MikefromOhio
Edited on 08/18/2005 4:01:00 PM PDT by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Upset and frustrated that running back Cedric Benson is still a holdout and the only first-round draft pick without a contract agreement, the Chicago Bears have made their final offer to the No. 4 pick.
"After missing all of training camp, we want to make it abundantly clear that the Chicago Bears have made their best and final offer to Cedric Benson," Bears general manager Jerry Angelo said in a statement released by the team.
"No dollars are left on the bargaining table and at this point the only contract discussions that will be entertained will be reflective of the considerable loss of value to the club created by the players' extended absence," the statement said.
Benson's holdout reached its 26th day Thursday and the former Texas star has already missed two preseason games. The Bears' training camp at Bourbonnais, Ill., ended Wednesday.
The Bears are back at their Halas Hall training facility and play again Saturday at Indianapolis. They have two exhibitions remaining after that before opening the regular season Sept. 11 at Washington.
The Bears have been burned by holdouts from first-round running backs in the past, most notably Curtis Enis, who was drafted in 1998 and is who is no longer in the NFL after a disappointing injury-plagued career.
Benson REALLY reminds of me Curtis Enis by the by....
Sorry,
I wasn't watching what I was doing. Could this be moved to General/Chat?
Thanks
Can Rex Grossman find a new ankle on e-Bay??
Now we know why Cedric was crying after the Bears selected him.
Well, da Bears may be fine without Benson and Grossman.
LOL
I think Orton could turn out to be a servicable NFL QB. Hutchinson IS NOT who the Bears want to start.
but they won't listen to me LOL
I don't know about that...
its looking like another 4-12 season....
zencat welcome to the NFL pinglist...
Gentlemen, update your ping lists :)
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