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Found July 16, 2012 on 60 Max Power O: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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No, this isn't another Matt Forte piece, though if he doesn't come to a long-term deal by tomorrow afternoon, he'll factor into 2013 to the tune of a second franchise tag. That being said, John Clayton over at ESPN decided that news in 2012 is slow enough (and I can't really say that I disagree) that he wanted to look at teams that might have some rough financial straits to deal with in coming seasons. And over the next two seasons (i.e., prior to the cap bump in 2014 for the new TV deal), according to Clayton, an average of ten starters per team are set to be free agents, leading to some potentially tough decisions. And the first team on his list are our very own Bears. // ><!-- //--><! <![CDATA[// ><!-- //--><! <p> The Bears have 17 of their 22 starters with contracts set to expire in 2013 or 2014, the most of any team in the <a href="http://www.bet365sportsbookonline.com/football">NFL</a>, with se...
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