[CBFF] Bears' Brown just exploring trade possibilities

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There were rumors around the draft that the Bears were looking to trade Ogunleye or Brown. They're high on Mark Anderson and they drafted Dan Bazuin in the second round.

Both sides claim they want each other but I bet they would both like to move on. Either the Bears really like Anderson or they think they can get some value for Brown and don't want to pay his salary (not that it's that big IIRC). Brown's motivation is either he sees the writing on the wall or he thinks he can cash in on last year.
-Chris

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From: Ryan Dietzenbach <ryandietzenbach at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [CBFF] Bears' Brown just exploring trade possibilities


Why does he want to leave?  I'm a little miffed.

RD


On 5/17/07, Jerry Madsen <jerrywm at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Bears' Brown just exploring trade possibilities
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> Associated Press
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> Updated: May 16, 2007, 9:49 PM ET
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> CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears expect to see starting defensive end Alex
> Brown at their minicamp this weekend even though Brown says he's
> seeking a trade.
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> Brown told Sirius NFL Radio on Wednesday that he asked the Bears for
> permission to work out a trade. But coach Lovie Smith plans to have
> Brown at the three-day minicamp beginning Friday.
>
> "I just know we have a minicamp coming up this weekend and Alex has
> been working awful hard with our program," Smith said. "We'll see him
> there this weekend working out with us. So that's about all I can tell
> you right now."
>
> Brown admitted he's comfortable with the Bears, but is eager to
> explore other opportunities. Still, he has three years remaining on
> his contract.
>
> "We're just trying to see what's out there," Brown said. "That's what
> we're trying to do. It's not the Bears. They don't want to get rid of
> me. It's just that I want to see what else is out there.
>
> "If it was up to me I'd get a new contract here and play the rest of
> my career here. I totally understand some of the things the Bears are
> saying. We're handling this in a real low-key fashion and that's the
> way we want to keep it."
>
> Brown had seven sacks last season in a very effective line rotation
> that helped Chicago reach the Super Bowl, where it lost to
> Indianapolis.
>
> A fourth-round pick out of Florida in 2002, Brown signed a contract
> extension in 2004. He said when he broached the subject of a trade,
> the Bears told him, "No way. We love you. We don't want to get rid of
> you."
>
> Added Brown: "It took a while to even get them to talk about it."
>
> Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press
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