[CBFF] CT - 5-year, $25 million deal thrills tackle

[Phil DeNomme]

Harris still has 2 years left too.  it's not like he'll be a FA after this
year.

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[mailto:cbff-bounces at chicagobearsfanforum.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Madsen
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 8:17 AM
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Subject: Re: [CBFF] CT - 5-year, $25 million deal thrills tackle

Tommie will be a Bears for life.

If Angelo wraps-up Vasher and Tillman, he's going to wrap-up Harris.

Jerry


On 8/1/07, Phil DeNomme <pdenomme at gmail.com> wrote:
> Fairly good deal, IMO, considering what Redding got in Detroit.  I just
hope
> that JA can get something done with Tommie.  Tommie and Walker will be one
> hell of a duo.
>
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> Subject: [CBFF] CT - 5-year, $25 million deal thrills tackle
>
> Walker becomes one happy Bear
> 5-year, $25 million deal thrills tackle
> By Vaughn McClure
> Tribune staff reporter
>
> July 31, 2007, 10:59 PM CDT
>
> BOURBONNAIS -- The Bears made sure Darwin Walker wasn't going anywhere
> any time soon.
>
> Walker, a veteran defensive tackle acquired from Buffalo on Sunday,
> agreed to a five-year, $25 million contract Tuesday that includes a
> little more than $8 million in signing and roster bonuses and
> escalators if certain incentives are met, according to agent Albert
> Irby.
>
> Walker originally had agreed to a one-year deal worth $2.3 million.
>
> "All I can say right now is that it feels great," Walker said after
> practice. "This is great for my family. If it wasn't for them, I don't
> know what would happen.
>
> "I'm just excited to be a Bear, and I'm looking forward to trying to
> get to the Super Bowl."
>
> Signing Walker to such a hefty deal would indicate how much faith the
> Bears have in him contributing immediately. The team released troubled
> defensive tackle Tank Johnson in the off-season, meaning the Bears
> needed to fill the void next to Tommie Harris. Although Dusty Dvoracek
> started camp with the first team, Walker received a number of reps
> with the starters by the end of Tuesday's practice.
>
> "Coming in, we knew Darwin was a good football player," Bears coach
> Lovie Smith said. "It didn't take long for us to see he was someone
> that we wanted to be around here for a while."
>
> Walker, who the Bears picked up in a trade for a mid-round draft pick,
> spent the last seven seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles after being
> drafted by the Arizona Cardinals. Walker was traded to Buffalo from
> Philadelphia but never reported to the Bills because they refused to
> restructure his contract.
>
> vxmcclure at tribune.com
>
> Copyright (c) 2007, The Chicago Tribune
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