[CBFF] Inside the Bears: Don't look for WR help after June 1

[Ryan Dietzenbach]

We didn't look for much help before June 1.  Not sure why anyone would think
we'd look for help after it.

RD

On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Tom Shannon <tshanno at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://blogs.suntimes.com/bears/2008/05/dont_look_for_wr_help_after_ju.html
>
> Don't look for WR help after June 1
>
>                 Wrapping it up before the weekend ...
>
>                 Read through a few e-mails wondering about the Bears'
> chances of finding wide receiver help
>                 in light of Mark Bradley's shaky situation after he
> underwent arthroscopic surgery on his
>                 right knee earlier this month. It was suggested that
> perhaps the Bears could find some help
>                 in the form of some post-June 1 cuts.
>
>                 The post-June 1 cuts that used to come from teams seeking
> some salary-cap relief are
>                 obsolete, and really it's been just a rumor not a reality
> that you could find help there the
>                 past couple years. Clubs had done a better job of managing
> their finances and a lot of the
>                 burdensome salaries were unloaded in March before hefty
> roster bonuses were due.
>
>                 Fact is, the post-June 1 cuts have already been made. The
> CBA allowed teams this year to
>                 rleease two players prior to June 1 and designate them as
> post-June 1 cuts. It's what the
>                 Washington Redskins did with wide receiver Brandon Lloyd,
> who the Bears signed in early
>                 March.
>
>                 The change helped both sides. The team was still able to
> spread a cap hit out over two
>            [c]  seasons, and the player got to look for work earlier and
> find a home in early spring to get
>                 acclimated with a new team instead of seeking a job at a
> time when most rosters are set.
>
>                 So, the short of it is that the Bears already have some
> post-June 1 help with them at
>                 receiver. His name is Lloyd. The days of secondary
> free-agent shopping in June are over.
>
>                 *** Devin Hester was back at work Thursday. The
> receiver/returner didn't participate in the
>                 OTA on Wednesday when media attended, but here you can find
> Hester in action from Thursday's
>                 OTA. Also, look in these snapshots from the camera of Larry
> Mayer and find more evidence of
>                 John Tait working at right tackle.
>
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