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By Vaughn McClure
There is no question Vincent Jackson would fit in the Bears' offense. But for now, the Chargers receiver is not an option.
A source familiar with the Bears' thinking told the Tribune on Wednesday the team has no plans to pursue a trade for Jackson at this time. Strings attached to Jackson -- compensation and a new contract -- are factors the Bears do not want to burden themselves with a month before training camp.
The Bears, like many teams, would love to have a 6-foot-5, 230-pound target such as Jackson to throw to, particularly in the red zone. However, Jackson is unhappy with the one-year, $3.268 million tender extended to him by the Chargers and wants a deal closer to the four-year, $47.5 million contract the Dolphins gave Brandon Marshall -- a price tag way too high for the Bears.Miami surrendered two second-round picks for Marshall, and Bears general manager Angelo doesn't want to get in the habit of giving away high draft picks. The Bears gave away two first-round picks and a third-rounder for Jay Cutler and a second-round pick for the late Gaines Adams.
Jackson's tender was reduced to a base salary of $583,000 after the restricted free agent failed to sign by the June 15 deadline.
ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted that the Bears are one of the possible trade partners along with the Redskins and Seahawks. The 27-year-old Jackson is a one-time Pro Bowl selection who has posted consecutive 1,000-yard receiving efforts the last two seasons. The Bears haven't had a 1,000-yard receiver since Marty Booker in 2002.
New Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz said he guaranteed the receivers would be the strength of the team, so bringing in Jackson might make the rest of the receivers wonder if Martz's words were exaggerated. And Angelo said he was content to take the current roster into training camp.
"If we take this football team into camp and into the season, I'm fine with it,'' Angelo told the team's Web site at the beginning of the month. "We've built some pretty good teams in the past, and I like this one. And I feel I'm speaking for everyone that's associated with it.
"We'll continue to look as we always do because it is about competition. But I don't feel we have a need to do anything. We have a lot of confidence in the players we have. I have a lot of confidence in our coaches and how they coach and teach. We must continue to develop as a team, and that happens over a period of time."
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There is no question Vincent Jackson would fit in the Bears' offense. But for now, the Chargers receiver is not an option.
A source familiar with the Bears' thinking told the Tribune on Wednesday the team has no plans to pursue a trade for Jackson at this time. Strings attached to Jackson -- compensation and a new contract -- are factors the Bears do not want to burden themselves with a month before training camp.
The Bears, like many teams, would love to have a 6-foot-5, 230-pound target such as Jackson to throw to, particularly in the red zone. However, Jackson is unhappy with the one-year, $3.268 million tender extended to him by the Chargers and wants a deal closer to the four-year, $47.5 million contract the Dolphins gave Brandon Marshall -- a price tag way too high for the Bears.Miami surrendered two second-round picks for Marshall, and Bears general manager Angelo doesn't want to get in the habit of giving away high draft picks. The Bears gave away two first-round picks and a third-rounder for Jay Cutler and a second-round pick for the late Gaines Adams.
Jackson's tender was reduced to a base salary of $583,000 after the restricted free agent failed to sign by the June 15 deadline.
ESPN's Adam Schefter tweeted that the Bears are one of the possible trade partners along with the Redskins and Seahawks. The 27-year-old Jackson is a one-time Pro Bowl selection who has posted consecutive 1,000-yard receiving efforts the last two seasons. The Bears haven't had a 1,000-yard receiver since Marty Booker in 2002.
New Bears offensive coordinator Mike Martz said he guaranteed the receivers would be the strength of the team, so bringing in Jackson might make the rest of the receivers wonder if Martz's words were exaggerated. And Angelo said he was content to take the current roster into training camp.
"If we take this football team into camp and into the season, I'm fine with it,'' Angelo told the team's Web site at the beginning of the month. "We've built some pretty good teams in the past, and I like this one. And I feel I'm speaking for everyone that's associated with it.
"We'll continue to look as we always do because it is about competition. But I don't feel we have a need to do anything. We have a lot of confidence in the players we have. I have a lot of confidence in our coaches and how they coach and teach. We must continue to develop as a team, and that happens over a period of time."
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