Matt Forte confirmed the expected on Friday: the Chicago Bears won't be re-signing him this offseason.
Forte, a second-round pick by the Bears in the 2008 NFL Draft out of Tulane, spent his entire career thus far in Chicago. It looked like he was done with the team as recently as November, when he issued some ominious comments about his future.
The back confirmed he wouldn't return on Instagram on Friday, posting the following message:
Despite my wishes, my days as a member of the Chicago Bears have sadly come to an end.