[CBFF] ESPN - Bears sign center Kreutz to three-year extension

[Victor Waldron]

> Question:  Do the Bears currently have anyone designated with the franchise
> tag yet?  That might be the only way we keep Briggs.
>

Franchising him will only piss him off. The Bears have a history of
not using it, but if he's a key piece to staying at the top of the
league then I could see using it. I'd rather JA just drop a big bonus
on him and get him locked up for four more years.

V