Chicago GM Jerry Angelo officially turned down Washington’s trade proposal for linebacker Lance Briggs according to ESPN’s John Clayton. The Redskins were initially offering the sixth overall pick in this month’s draft for the Bears No. 31 pick in the first round and Briggs.
Angelo, not wanting to be bullied by Washington owner Daniel Snyder and Briggs’s agent Drew Rosenhaus, could revisit the trade before the draft but otherwise this deal looks dead. It appears that the Bears also want LB Rocky McIntosh thrown in the mix.
Just judging by the people on this board, not even the fans of either team wanted this trade to happen. Realistically, whom were the Bears going to get at No. 6? They have no major holes and their best scenario was trading that pick and moving down to the middle of round one, which isn’t an easy task. For Washington, its linebacker position should already be concrete and instead of trying to add another “system” player, the Skins should concentrate on recouping all the draft picks they lost in previous trades.
