As Bears claim 'pretty aggressive' talks with Kyle Fuller, a deeper look at their cornerback situation

INDIANAPOLIS — It would be out of character for someone whose prime directives include ensuring that what’s said in Halas Hall stays in Halas Hall. But you do wonder how much negotiating Bears general manager Ryan Pace was doing through the media this week.

Not really, because Pace is clearly saying exactly the same things to agents for cornerback Kyle Fuller (and Malcolm Butler, and Trumaine Johnson, and ...): that “your client is a really good player, the Bears want him, but the draft is cornerback-heavy and there are other options, so let’s stay on Earth with those contract numbers.” And if he’s talking indirectly to Fuller, he’s mentioning to the media, that “ya know, we still do have…