[CBFF] Bears sign First Round Pick

Tue Jul 3 20:09:56 MDT 2007

I'd rather the goodwill spill over to the Harris extension.

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Wow!!! A done deal with the devil himself!!! Maybe the goodwill can 
spillover into getting the Briggs situation settled.

Michael, thanks for posting this.

V

Michael Halatek wrote:
> The first player to sign from the top two rounds is a BEAR!!!
>    
>     Bears first NFL team to sign first-round draft pick
>             By Larry Mayer
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FOREST, Ill. - The Bears continued to sign their draft picks at a rapid rate
Tuesday, inking first-round selection Greg Olsen to a five-year contract.
Terms were not disclosed. 
>   The 31st overall pick in the draft, Olsen is the first of the top 64
choices to sign a deal. The playmaking tight end is also the eighth of nine
Bears draft picks to agree to terms, leaving second-round defensive end Dan
Bazuin as the only unsigned member of Chicago's 2007 draft class. 
>            
> Greg Olsen joins Mike Ditka as the only tight ends selected by the Bears
in the first round of the draft.The deal was finalized Tuesday during a
meeting at Halas Hall that included Bears lead negotiator Cliff Stein and
Olsen's agents, brothers Drew and Jason Rosenhaus. 
>   "We're real excited," said Bears general manager Jerry Angelo. "When we
drafted Greg, we did have some preliminary talks with Drew about wanting to
consummate a deal right around this time, and he felt that that would be a
possibility. 
>   "They're never easy to do, but it's a testament to them honoring their
word and giving it their best effort. We're real happy that we were able to
pound something out. Obviously there's a little pinching on both sides, but
usually that's what it takes to get a good deal. I know they're very happy
about it and we feel the same way."
>   Olsen headed to Halas Hall Tuesday to sign the contract after Drew
Rosenhaus phoned the tight end to inform him that a deal was imminent. 
>   "I'm extremely happy everything worked out," Olsen said. "Both Drew and
Jason and the Bears have been meeting the last couple weeks to try to get
this done and I'm happy that now we don't have to worry about it. We can get
into camp without any questions and just get going playing football."
>   After watching Olsen make major strides throughout minicamp and OTA
practices, Angelo is excited that the 6-6, 254-pounder's development will
continue uninterrupted.
>   "It's a big relief given the fact that Greg has been with us throughout
the offseason program," Angelo said. "I mentioned to him and his family that
he really built up a lot of good karma with the players and the coaches and
now this allows him to continue that momentum going into camp.
>   "When you don't get a deal done or it drags on and you take it into
training camp, all that good will gets lost and now it has to be rebuilt. So
now he can just continue to build on all the good things that he's done thus
far, and obviously we're really excited about that."
>   Drew Rosenhaus agreed that his client will benefit from signing when he
did.
>   "You never get locked into specifics in terms of a timeframe, but you
always hope to get a deal done before training camp and it's a huge plus to
get a deal done this early in the process for Greg because he's not going to
have to worry about that now," Rosenhaus said.
>   "While many of the other first-round picks have to contend with signing
a contract and dealing with the economics and moving and everything, Greg's
already got that out of the way and he can concentrate on the playing part."
>   A year ago, the Bears were the first NFL team to sign all of their draft
picks.
>   Rosenhaus told ChicagoBears.com Tuesday that this is the earliest he has
had a first-round draft pick sign a contract in at least the last decade. 
>   "You've got to credit the Bears organization for being aggressive and
wanting to put together a reasonable deal," Rosenhaus said. "My brother
Jason and I are the kind of negotiators that are going to hold firm to make
sure that we get a fair deal for our client, and we weren't in a particular
hurry to do this deal unless it was reasonable and we were able to get a
deal that both sides could feel good about."
>   Olsen is a natural athlete who possesses excellent speed and instincts.
He's a downfield threat with soft hands who caught 40 passes for 489 yards
and 1 touchdown last season as a junior at the University of Miami. 
>   Impressed with his size, speed and physical ability, the Bears targeted
Olsen in the draft. The former Hurricanes star ran a 4.51 in the 40-yard
dash at the NFL Scouting Combine, the fastest time by a tight end. 
>   "Most teams say they want a tight end that can get down the middle,"
said Bears coach Lovie Smith. "Most of the time tight ends are matched up
versus smaller DBs and slower linebackers. He should win that battle most of
the time. 
>   "I knew he had talent. He had about as good of a combine workout as you
can have. But to see it live [on the practice field] is something else." 
>
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