[CBFF] Briggs gets the franchise tag!!!

[Jim Ferolie]

Far more? You think so? $42 million over six years? I'm not sure about that.

I'm thinking he gets a sliver less that Urlacher, who's 9/56, IIRC. That's 
more than 6 per.

But yes, it's definitely in the Bears' best interest to get it done.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Victor Waldron (CBFF)" <victor at chicagobearsfanforum.com>


Thing is, Briggs will get paid far more for a single season than he
would with a long term deal. He's only missing out on a huge signing
bonus at this point which would easily exceed $10 mil. At least with the
tag it gives the Bears some time to negotiate.

It actually is in the Bears best interest (from a cap perspective) to
get him signed to a long term deal. The $7.2 mil cap number for '07 is
likely higher than a multi year with the signing bonus amortized.