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Walker will not hold out, now that he is a Bear! What a bunch of crap!
Walker, meanwhile, hit a contract impasse with the Bills upon arriving there this past March after six seasons with Philadelphia. He had requested a trade from the Eagles, seeking a new contract, and said he had hoped all along to go to the Bears.
“Fortunately, it turned around and worked out for me,” he said.
Walker demanded a new contract before joining Buffalo, which faced deadline pressure to sign him or trade him – as a condition of the trade with the Eagles, he would have gone back to Philadelphia in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick if he did not report to camp by Aug. 5.
Walker has two seasons remaining on his current contract, with salaries of $1.3 million and $1.4 million, and hopes to renegotiate with the Bears.
Regardless, he is happier to be with his new team – in large part, he said, because of the Bears’ status as a preseason Super Bowl contender – and will not let contractual issues get in the way this time.
“The new deal will be talked about [today],” said Walker’s agent, Albert Irby. “We’ll take a one-year deal. We’ll do whatever it takes. We’re not going to hold out.”
Angelo dodged a question about the possibility of renegotiating with Walker.
“We traded for his existing contract and we’ll just leave it at that,” the GM said.
“Fortunately, it turned around and worked out for me,” he said.
Walker demanded a new contract before joining Buffalo, which faced deadline pressure to sign him or trade him – as a condition of the trade with the Eagles, he would have gone back to Philadelphia in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick if he did not report to camp by Aug. 5.
Walker has two seasons remaining on his current contract, with salaries of $1.3 million and $1.4 million, and hopes to renegotiate with the Bears.
Regardless, he is happier to be with his new team – in large part, he said, because of the Bears’ status as a preseason Super Bowl contender – and will not let contractual issues get in the way this time.
“The new deal will be talked about [today],” said Walker’s agent, Albert Irby. “We’ll take a one-year deal. We’ll do whatever it takes. We’re not going to hold out.”
Angelo dodged a question about the possibility of renegotiating with Walker.
“We traded for his existing contract and we’ll just leave it at that,” the GM said.
**** You, Darwin Walker! It wasn't just about the money...was it? You didn't want to be here.
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