Romes
07-21-2008, 10:48 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3499320&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines
The face of the Bears can smile now, because Chicago is about to make Brian Urlacher one happy middle linebacker.
According to sources, Urlacher and the Bears have come to terms on a revised contract, which includes a one-year extension, thus ending their offseason contract squabble.
Urlacher, 30, had four years and approximately $25.5 million remaining on his contract. Under the terms of the upgraded deal, Urlacher will receive a $6 million signing bonus along with a $1 million bump in salary each of the next four years. The sides also have agreed to extend the pact into 2012, at a salary of $7.5 million. Urlacher can earn an additional $500,000 in a workout bonus in 2012.
That's a total of roughly $43.5 million over the next five years, with $18 million in new money for the six-time Pro Bowler and four-time All Pro.
He had 4 years left on his old deal. I wonder if this will in anyway increase Jason Peters bargaining power for a new deal...
The face of the Bears can smile now, because Chicago is about to make Brian Urlacher one happy middle linebacker.
According to sources, Urlacher and the Bears have come to terms on a revised contract, which includes a one-year extension, thus ending their offseason contract squabble.
Urlacher, 30, had four years and approximately $25.5 million remaining on his contract. Under the terms of the upgraded deal, Urlacher will receive a $6 million signing bonus along with a $1 million bump in salary each of the next four years. The sides also have agreed to extend the pact into 2012, at a salary of $7.5 million. Urlacher can earn an additional $500,000 in a workout bonus in 2012.
That's a total of roughly $43.5 million over the next five years, with $18 million in new money for the six-time Pro Bowler and four-time All Pro.
He had 4 years left on his old deal. I wonder if this will in anyway increase Jason Peters bargaining power for a new deal...