As the NFL’s final offseason business day came to a close Friday, the months-long contract standoff between the Bears and rookie safety Jaquan Brisker appeared headed for a holdout.
Bears rookies and quarterbacks begin reporting to Halas Hall on Saturday, with the first full team practice taking place Wednesday. Brisker, one of the two Bears’ second-round picks, won’t be there without a signed contract— and the two sides aren’t close to a deal, a source said.
The Penn State alum is the only Bears player yet to agree to his standard four-year rookie contract. At issue, a source said earlier this week, was the amount of guaranteed money Brisker would receive in his third season.