Bears Have Little Reason to Budge in Negotiations with Alshon Jeffery

July 11, 2016   ·   Brad Gagnon   ·   Jump to comments

It's beginning to look as though the only wide receiver slapped with the franchise tag this offseason will remain tagged for the entirety of the 2016 season. That's because NFL Media's Mike Garafolo reported that "there's not a lot of confidence" the Chicago Bears and Alshon Jeffery can come to terms before next week's deadline for franchise players to sign long-term contracts. 
"I sense that both sides really don't feel strongly about this one," Garafolo added (via NFL.com's Tyler Dragon). "That's because Alshon Jeffery's got a $14.6 million tag. The Bears wanted to come in a couple of million below that."
Per the same report, Jeffery is in search of a deal that exceeds those signed earlier this offseason by receivers Doug Baldwin (four years, $46 million with $24.3 million guaranteed) and Keenan Allen (four years, $45 million with $20.7 million guaranteed). 
But the reality is if that's the case, it's easy to understand why the Bears would have no i...

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