The four most interesting things — that had nothing to do with quarterbacks — that we heard from Bears general manager Ryan Pace on Monday:
A-Rob negotiations drag on
Pace said he doesn’t see Sunday’s season opener being the deadline for the Bears to reach a contract extension with receiver Allen Robinson.
His history, though, shows it’s exactly that. Since 2016, he’s given Kyle Long, Akiem Hicks, Eddie Goldman and Cody Whitehair September extensions before they played the first game of the last seasons of their contract.
Pace wouldn’t negotiate through the media, other than to reiterate that “we know how important A-Rob is to us, not just as a player but as a teammate.