Williams on the Verge of Deal

The Chicago Bears are close to closing a deal with Chris Williams.  The 6’6” 312-pound tackle was chosen in the first round by the Bears as the 14th pick overall.  He is reportedly going to be offered a five-year contract that will guarantee him $9 million.  Williams hails from Vanderbilt, where he gave up only two sacks in his last 1,558 snaps. He was also first team all-SEC as a senior.  Out of the first round picks, only four have signed. His agent, Bill Johnson, told the Chicago Tribune, “We have exchanged dialogue and proposals. I respect the Bears’ diligence in working toward a timely resolution, particularly with training camp right around the corner.”

Williams is the last of the Bears draftees to sign, but there is a new monkey wrench now that the Bears have signed veteran running back Kevin Jones.  Jones puts the Bears over the 80-man roster limit if they sign Williams. Two other Bears are waiting on contract extensions and they happen to be stars Brian Urlacher and Devin Hester.  Hopefully, all of them will be signed soon, and you can see them by getting your Chicago Bears tickets from StubHub.com.

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