Jets Steal Thomas Jones from Bears
March 7th, 2007 by Levi MatthewsIf the Bears continue along this path, teams will soon be lining up to acquire Brian Urlacher.
After all, Chicago just traded its best offensive player for chump change - why not its defensive standout next?
We know the defending NFC champions have been at odds with Thomas Jones ever since they drafted Cedric Benson in the first round two years ago - but the guy ran for over 1,200 yards last season. Oh, and Rex Grossman is a worse quarterback than Evander Holyfield is a ghost name chooser.
You’d think the Bears would wish to pad their running attack as strongly as possible to guard against Grossman sucking. But you’d be wrong, apparently.
Meanwhile, the Jets landed a top running back in exchange for their second round pick (37th overall) acquired in a trade with Washington last season. New York still own two picks in the second round: their own (No. 59) and now the Bears’ original selection.
