One of the worst types of relationships is the one-way relationship. If all the work, energy and passion come from only one part, inevitably someone will get hurt. According to a new report, this is exactly the type of relationship the Bears are trying to avoid in their search for the next full-back.
If you haven’t kept up with all the updates to the Wentz commercial saga, this new report goes hand in hand with a post earlier this week by Jeff McLane, one of Bowen’s colleagues at the Philadelphia Inquirer. In this post, McLane assumes that if the Colts had the best offer for Wentz, he probably would have already gone. He and other reports also suggested that Wentz would rather play Indianapolis than Chicago, and it makes sense why that would be the case.
However, McLane also said that if the Bears’ offer beats the Colts at the end of the day, there is not much Wentz can do to avoid an exchange. Unless, of course, he makes it clear to the Bears that he won’t be a happy camper at Halas Hall.
Which brings us back to Bowen’s report:
“An NFL management source with experience in such negotiations said that he thinks the Bears are unlikely to negotiate for Wentz unless he is fully on board; the source said he believes the Eagles are more likely to have to accept anything Indianapolis is offering before the March 19 deadline, which requires a $ 10 million bonus payment to Wentz, because that’s where Wentz wants to go. .
That leaves the question: Will Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy work to convince Wentz that Chicago is a wonderful place to work? Bowen’s source thinks not.
“In the end, Indy will probably make it [Wentz] below market value, because it looks like he just wants to play for Indy, ”said the source in Bowen’s report. “This desire to play only in Indy scared other teams.”
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