Henry Melton Rumors & News

The Chicago Bears slapped the franchise tag on Pro Bowl defensive tackle Henry Melton to prevent him from becoming an unrestricted free agent this off season. Melton accepted and signed his tag without the drama that surrounded last years tagged Bears player, Matt Forte. Melton is set to make $8,450,000 for his '13 season, but the Bears and Melton are expected to try and get a long term contract worked out before the July 15th deadline. Brad Biggs of the Tribune speculated on what a potential long term deal could look like. If the Bears use Forte's contract as a way of doing business ...

Sackboy, the main protagonist from the popular playstation game series, 'Little Big Planet', is a highly customizable character made out of fabric. As I have yet to break down and get a PS3, I have to admit that I have not played this game. Granted, this and 'God of War' are the two game series that almost convinced me to pull out the wallet. In 2012, Henry Melton recorded a 32 tackles and 6 sacks, and ended up being franchised by the Bears this off-season. I can't make any promises, but we may see more of the SackBoys or "Sack Men" (as Marinelli referred to them) make an appearance in...

On occasion, I run out of people to talk about in these draft segments, so when comment streams happen like yesterday's comments on Jesse Williams, that turns into my impetus to do a post on that player. Why would the Bears be interested in a defensive tackle high? Because they don't have much cheap depth. Henry Melton currently eats the franchise tag's approximately 8.5 million and Stephen Paea shoved out Matt Toeaina - currently, their only backup is Nate Collins. Paea's deal expires in 2014 and unless Melton agrees to a long-term deal (he probably still will), he may not be around ...

We're starting to get into positions of not-much-need, aren't we? As our positional Draft analysis rolls on, we'll take a look at the draft's defensive tackles - and this coming on the heels of Henry Melton being tagged and agreeing to sign his tag. Don't forget to click around for the other positions we've covered: Other positions we've covered: WR | Safety | LB | Interior OL | OT | TE So why might the Bears look at the defensive tackle position? Well, aside from Melton, the Bears don't have much proven depth at the position. Stephen Paea, the 2011 second-round pick, hasn't performe...

As far as Chicago Bears players are concerned, one of the two biggest potential free agents has already been wrapped up, and the other is currently in discussions about a new contract. First time All-Pro DT Henry Melton will sign his one year offer, keeping him a Bears uniform for another year, and giving his people and Bears people another year to figure out a long-term deal (LINK). Soon-to-be 35 year old linebacker Brian Urlacher is set to become a free agent in a couple of days when the league year ends, but discussions are going on to perhaps give him another year or two in Chicago...

$8.45 million is a lot of cash. And without a long-term deal, that's the amount defensive tackle Henry Melton will play for next season. According to his agent, Jordon Woy, Melton has agreed to sign the franchise tender that would pay him that much cash. What this means is that Melton's $8.45 million is his cap hit, but he's not entirely locked into the deal - the long-term deal deadline isn't until July 15th, so as long as the Bears and Melton reach a deal by then, $8.45 million won't be Melton's final cap hit. According to Woy, he and Melton will continue to work with the Bears towar...

Larry Mayer's Chalk Talk - Larry discusses the players who were involved in the 2009 Jay Cutler trade, Henry Melton's reaction to being tagged by the Bears, and the first time the Bears scored 61 points in a game. A quicker-paced Bears offense? - Kevin Seifert: If former scout Gary Horton is right, we'll see a lot less downfield passing from Cutler and a more nuanced short game, which will look much different than what the Bears have done during most of Cutler's tenure. Coach Ronkowski: Marc Trestman's Passing "Offence" / Trestman's Short Passing Game Follow WCG on Twitter; like u...

Henry Melton will seek to better Tommie Harris' deal - Brad Biggs: The Bears are on the hook for $8.45 million for Melton in 2013 unless a long-term contract can be constructed in the next 4 1/2 months. Peter King's TMQB - Alex Smith, Dwayne Bowe an interesting experiment; Luke Kuechly goes back to school. Follow WCG on Twitter; like us on Facebook (& click on 'Subscribed to'). Click for Chicago Bears Tickets for next season... ---------- Bearsss Seven Bears due to reap roster bonuses - Brad Biggs: With the start of the NFL's new league year on March 12 a week away, the Bears have...