Bears | Confident deal will get done with Matt Forte

Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith said Thursday, Feb. 23, he believes the team will ultimately agree to a long-term contract extension with impending free-agent RB Matt Forte. "Matt is going to play his football for the Chicago Bears, you start with that," Smith said. "In time, hopefully we can get an agreement in place that suits Matt and we feel comfortable with. I think it's just a matter of time. That will happen eventually."

2012-02-23 09:49:26 | Source: ESPNChicago.com - Jeff Dickerson

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