[CBFF] FW: McGowan signs RFA tender for $1.417 million

[Steve Behrens]

Good signing IMO.

-Behr

On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 10:55 AM, Tom Shannon <shannontoberead at gmail.com>
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> Posted on: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 3:19 PM
> Author: Brad Biggs
> Subject: McGowan signs RFA tender for $1.417 million
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> Safety Brandon McGowan signed the one-year tender the Bears made him as a
> restricted free agent.
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> McGowan will earn $1.417 million this season as the team tendered him at
> the mid-level because of how they felt about his play at the end of last
> season and the lack of depth the Bears have at the position.
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> McGowan made nine starts, including the final four at strong safety, and
> was second only to middle linebacker Brian Urlacher in tackles during that
> span. McGowan is expected to compete for a starting position, something that
> will no doubt be impacted by what happens with veteran Mike Brown, who is
> returning from a torn ACL and his third serious injury in four seasons.
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> Wide receiver Rashied Davis has yet to sign his offer sheet. Davis was
> tendered at the low level for $927,000. The deadline for another team to
> sign him to an offer sheet is April 18. Because Davis was not drafted by the
> Bears, they would receive no compensation for him if another team signed him
> and they declined to match the offer. Because McGowan was tendered for
> $1.417 million, a team would have had to surrender a second-round draft pick
> for signing him away, something that just wasn't going to happen.
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