Forte says Bears general manager Jerry Angelo called his potential contract extension a "priority." Angelo used the word "intent." Forte has to hope "protracted" won't work its way into the lexicon.

Forte's agent Adisa Bakari was on campus at the Bears training camp Monday, which Forte took as a positive. And let's hope it is. Though it may still be a bit premature after three seasons to declare Forte a perennial elite back, it is certainly worth avoiding free agency if you're the Bears.

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