Bears Finally Give Lovie Extension/ WR Stokley Released

[gr8slayer]

Bears signed head coach Lovie Smith to a four-year contract extension and general manager Jerry Angelo to a deal through the 2013 season.
Smith, scheduled to make $1.45 million in 2007, gets a long-overdue extension through 2011. FOXSports.com's Jay Glazer says Smith's deal will pay him $22.5 million, which works out to $5.5 million-per-year.


NFL Network's Adam Schefter reports Brandon Stokley will be cut Thursday.
Stokley appeared in just four games in 2006 before tearing his Achilles'. It's unlikely that he'll be 100 percent at any point this offseason

[gr8slayer]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/02/28/bc.fbn.bears.smith.ap/index.html


The Chicago Bears signed coach Lovie Smith to a four-year contract extension through the 2011 season Wednesday night.

The team also signed general manager Jerry Angelo to a contract extension through the 2013 season.

The Bears will hold a news conference Thursday and said the team would have no further comment Wednesday night.

Smith, the 2005 NFL coach of the year, led the Bears to a 15-4 record and their first NFC championship in more than two decades last season before they lost 29-17 to Indianapolis in the Super Bowl.

[Carlton Bailey]

I wouldn't want Stokley. Just a product of Peyton Manning.

[Devin]

Eh Stokley is what he is....a slot reciever. Not a pro-bowler and not terrible either.....he is what he is.

If he hadnt had that injury id take him, however at almost 31 and coming off a severe injury ill have to pass.

[jamesiscool]

yea but u know that someones guna take a chance on him if he's healthy. maybe the redskins will over pay him so he can get away with not doing anything!

James