Bears Match Bills Offer Twice, Re-Sign RB Kevin Jones
The Bears and running back Kevin Jones have agreed to a two-year, $3.5 million deal. Jones, who had been talking to Buffalo, will come back to Chicago for a second year after the Bears matched two Bills offers.
It’s sort of surprising the Bears went after Jones as aggressively as they did. He carried the ball just 34 times in 11 games last year, never getting the chance to find his rhythm.
Part of it could have been that he wasn’t really 100% healthy after coming off of reconstructive knee surgery in January 2008. The other part would be the break out of rookie RB Matt Forte.
Jones will go into 2009 as the primary backup behind Forte, nullifying the need for the Bears to take a RB in this year’s draft.
Expect Jones and third-year pro, Garrett Wolfe to share more carries in relief of Forte, and our Adrian Peterson to be delgated to special teams.
