Tait May Retire

The status of John St. Clair may become a whole lot more important to the Chicago Bears. St. Clair is set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the month, and the Bears have yet to make a move to keep him. Now, the situation has changed since sources have said that offensive tackle John Tait is considering retiring. The retirement would mean a bigger need to keep veteran offensive linemen.

Tait said, “You notice little things that didn’t happen when you were younger,” he said. ”It just takes a little bit longer to recover from games. I think you have to do a lot more maintenance, just the upkeep. That’s the biggest thing.”

The offensive tackle is 34 years old and has been in the league since 1999. In 2004, Tait signed a six-year deal worth $33 million. He will turn away a base salary of $4.8 million if he does choose to retire. Tait started every game in 2008, and his retirement could mean that St. Clair gets a contract as a starter. His retirement could also mean the Bears look to supplement their offensive line early in this year’s draft. Reserve your Chicago Bears tickets at StubHub.com.

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