Last Rookie Inks Deal

Left tackle Chris Williams didn’t have to tell the Chicago Bears to “show me the money” because the Bears were already ready to open their wallet to the first-round draft pick.  With little time to spare before the first practice of training camp kicked off, Williams agreed to a five-year contract.  The deal is worth $16 million and guarantees him almost $10 million.  Williams said he wasn’t looking to hold out on the bears and put the pen where he mouth was on Wednesday.  He told Larry Mayer, “If a man doesn’t have his word, he really doesn’t have much of anything. I told them I’d be in camp and both sides did the best they could to get me here on time.”

Williams was chosen 14th overall in the draft and the Bears seem to have big plans for him.  He hails from Vanderbilt and plans to bring the same intensity he played with there to the Bears.  His presence has meant a reshuffling of the offensive line and moving John Tait from left tackle to right tackle.  The offensive line has been criticized in the past, but this year’s line looks to change all of that.

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