Harris Locked In

The Chicago Bears tied up another loose end and signed Tommie Harris to a contract on Thursday.  The deal was reported by the Chicago Sun-Times as worth $40 million over the next four years.  Harris had been a great asset for the Bears with Pro Bowl invites and eight sacks in 2007. Harris missed the 2006 playoffs and the Super Bowl because of a hamstring injury.  In 2005, Harris had 59 tackles, three sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries.  Harris marks the eight Bear to sign a new contract this offseason.  The others were Lance Briggs, Alex Brown, Desmond Clark, Rashied Davis, Robbie Gould, Rex Grossman and Kyle Orton.  The Bears are still working on deals with Brian Urlacher and Devin Hester.

While the Bears may disappoint some fans with draft choices and the lack of free-agent signings, they certainly do a good job of retaining the good players they have.  Tommie Harris is a needed force on the defense and the Bears ponied up to keep him.  If they can ink deals soon with Urlacher and Hester, they will be in a good place to focus on the best way to utilize their roster this season.
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