07-03-2009, 01:46 PM
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Bears nixing Plaxico Burress no surprise to Brian Urlacher
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Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune reports Brian Urlacher is all about giving second chances. He supported Tank Johnson until Johnson eventually pushed the Bears over the limit.
Now the Bears evidently have backed away from another troublesome player, all but ending their pursuit of free agent receiver Plaxico Burress. And Urlacher says he's not really surprised.
"I was surprised when I heard they were going after him at all because as a player, I [know there will be] some type of suspension," Urlacher said Thursday during a break at his football camp.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has yet to discipline Burress for unresolved weapons charges after Burress shot himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub. The Bears considered meeting with him but decided Burress' off-the-field baggage was too much to overlook.
"My first thought with [Burress] was, would he even be able to play this year?" Urlacher said. "You have to wonder how long you're going to have him or when he's going to be available.
"[But] he's a great receiver [and] I would have been open to it."
The door appears to be closed now as the Bears seem content to enter the training camp with their roster as is.
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