[CBFF] ESPN - Washington awaiting Bears' answer on Briggs trade

[Kenny Claxton]

Sounds like a smokescreen by someone.

On 4/3/07, Phil DeNomme <pdenomme at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I thought they already had their offer and it was no.  or are they just
> waiting on a counter?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com
> [mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Madsen
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 12:13 PM
> To: CBFF
> Subject: [CBFF] ESPN - Washington awaiting Bears' answer on Briggs trade
>
> Updated: April 3, 2007, 12:07 PM ET
> Washington awaiting Bears' answer on Briggs trade
>
>
> By John Clayton
> ESPN.com
>
> A proposed trade sending Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs to the
> Washington Redskins could go through or totally collapse by Tuesday
> afternoon, depending on how the Bears react to the Redskins' offer.
>
> Last week, the Redskins made a one-time offer for Briggs, offering to
> swap their first-round draft pick, the sixth overall, for the Bears'
> No. 31 overall pick. The Redskins offer was take-it-or-leave it, and
> they told the Bears that they wanted an answer no later than Tuesday.
>
> The Bears have been hinting they might ask for an additional Redskins
> linebacker to make the trade, but the Redskins made it clear to the
> Bears on Monday that if they ask for more than the proposed draft-pick
> swap, the trade talks are over.
>
> Briggs, the Bears' franchise player, reacted angrily to receiving the
> franchise tag and at first said he'd never play for the Bears again.
> He is now threatening to hold out the first 10 regular season games of
> 2007. The Bears want to keep Briggs for one season.
>
> Based on Monday's trade talks, the Redskins were doubtful a trade
> could happen, but one call from the Bears accepting the proposal would
> make it happen.
>
> John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.
>
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