In what is a startling development today, DT Tommie Harris became the first Chicago Bear for over 40 years to actually have anything good to say about the team's front office.
Ok, a slight exaggeration, but it is refreshing to see something coming out of Halas Hall that doesn't reflect badly on the team's poor personel record over the last few years.
"We didn't try to go out there and talk about one another or dispute different things, and I feel like we did it all in-house," The league's best paid Defensive Tackle ever said today. A cynic might say that he has an extra $40m in his pocket and is obviously going to be happy, but the three time pro-bowler has every chance of being a Bear for life at this rate.
Harris has been a priority for the Bears as far as the recent contract disputes have been concerned. Certainly he is arguably as important as Brian Urlacher, who despite being the focal point of the team, is reliant on a skill set that could well decline rapidly in the next few years. Harris is still just 25, having entered the league aged 21. The one issue that could affect him is durability, but he has shown a willingness to play hurt, and has been effective in such situations, including a career best 8 sacks last year.
Where this leaves Urlacher is anyone's guess. Devin Hester is probably still above him on the Bears' list of contracts that need re-working, but it could be that they throw a token guaranteed payment to him in the next few months (a-la the Jets and Laveranues Coles), and Urlacher is finally 'educated' as to the value of his deal.
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