10 hours ago, adam said:

This is all you need to know:

Smith's slot would net him around $17,500,000, yet the Bears paid Mike Glennon $18,500,000 for 4 starts.

I understand there will be precedence here for future deals, but 4 games paid for a suspension for a star is nothing compared to paying a Glennon almost $20 million, ever. 

To me, the Bears are looking worse by the day. Come up with a compromise. First suspension on the team, second, they split, and the third and subsequent ones are on the player.

Amen!!!!  

The more I read, the more I see the Bears as the villain.  Stubborn

Given the history of early contract negotiations and always being early, not to mention the solid they gave Miller, I’m surprised anyone actually thought this was on the Bears.