[CBFF] Briggs reportedly 'prepared to sit' if Bears won't deal

[Jan van der Laan]

Is this guy smoking pott, or what??
If he sits out next season (and doesn't get paid anything) is it possible to slap the tag for another season and let him sit out another season without pay?

Jan

----- Original Message ----
From: Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com>
To: CBFF <post at chicagobearsfanforum.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 13 March, 2007 12:14:41 PM
Subject: [CBFF] Briggs reportedly 'prepared to sit' if Bears won't deal


42 Franchise tags have been issued to 30 different players.

Trades forced by result of the tag?  3.

Games missed as a result of the tag?  0.

See you September, Lance.

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Updated: March 13, 2007, 2:52 AM ET
Briggs reportedly 'prepared to sit' if Bears won't deal
ESPN.com news services

The glow of a Super Bowl appearance can't extinguish the shadows that
are creeping up on the Chicago Bears.

Top running back Thomas Jones was shipped to New York last week and
now this week, Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs took his war of words
to the next level.

"I am now prepared to sit out the year if the Bears don't trade me or
release me," Briggs told FoxSports.com on Monday night. "I've played
my last snap for them. I'll never play another down for Chicago
again."

Frustrated that he couldn't work out an extension with the Bears and
angered that the team slapped the franchise designation on him, Briggs
told ESPN.com a week ago that a trade would be in the best interest of
all parties.

Bears general manager Jerry Angelo countered that he felt the $7.2
million the team would pay Briggs next season was very fair. The
linebacker reportedly turned down a seven-year, $33 million deal in
March 2006. Now, he's ready to gamble again.

"People think I can't afford to sit out the year -- I can take out
loans to get me through that year just fine because eventually I'll
have a deal somewhere," Briggs told FoxSports.com. "There are things I
can do to make sure I'm fine financially if I sit out. I can also
decide what other course of action I can take as the season gets
closer. The Bears have shown I'm not in their long-term plans so if
that's the case, I don't want to be here."

Money might not be the only reason Briggs wants out of Chicago. He
said he wants to be the leader of a team and knows he'll never
overtake Brian Urlacher in Chicago.

"I've talked to Brian about it," Briggs told the Web site. "I'm a
competitor and I want the same thing he has. I've learned a lot from
Brian as a player and a leader and I eventually want to be 'the man'
somewhere. I want to be like him and have everything put on me too.
Obviously I'll never be able to do that there.

"Still, had the Bears made me a long-term offer that I found
acceptable, I probably would have sacrificed this desire and stayed. I
don't want to be somewhere I'm not wanted long-term."

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