Lance Briggs, who tried for a year to leave the Bears for a huge contract, agreed Saturday night to a six-year, $36 million deal to stay with Chicago.
The Bears franchised him a year ago, and Briggs wasn't happy about it. At one point, he pushed for a trade to the Washington Redskins that fell through and didn't happen right before the draft.
"I'm extremely happy about it,"' Briggs told the Chicago Tribune. "With Bernard [Berrian] signing with the Vikings, I think it gave me the opportunity to come home. I'm happy to return to the team that I started my career with."
In order to gain a chance at the free-agent market, Briggs worked out a deal with the franchise tag that gave him the chance to earn complete free agency if he hit a certain percentage of playing time. He won that freedom but couldn't come up with a deal from another team in the first two days of free agency.
The Bears franchised him a year ago, and Briggs wasn't happy about it. At one point, he pushed for a trade to the Washington Redskins that fell through and didn't happen right before the draft.
"I'm extremely happy about it,"' Briggs told the Chicago Tribune. "With Bernard [Berrian] signing with the Vikings, I think it gave me the opportunity to come home. I'm happy to return to the team that I started my career with."
In order to gain a chance at the free-agent market, Briggs worked out a deal with the franchise tag that gave him the chance to earn complete free agency if he hit a certain percentage of playing time. He won that freedom but couldn't come up with a deal from another team in the first two days of free agency.
