Chicago Bears Agree to Deal with Matt Forte: Who Is More Loyal?

by Fef Posted 2012/07/17 23:00:00

Related Topics: Sports, Matt Forte, NFL, Chicago, Chicago Bears, Running, Contract, Professional Sports

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Matt Forte signed with his current team. Other professional athletes demand trades, hold out or enter the free agency for bigger contracts. Fans have loyalties to their teams for various reasons: because they live in the team's city, like the team's colors, like the team's players or want to follow a winning franchise.

MSN.FOXSPORTS.COM reports:
The Chicago Bears say they have agreed to a four-year contract with Pro Bowl running back Matt Forte.

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P. Sturm 2012/09/14 02:53:04

Fans

Fans for sure.

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Dickens 2012/07/23 06:07:56

Fans

..athletes and team owners are loyal to their high-dollar paychecks...and fans and struggling, strapped taxpayers get to build billion-dollar stadiums so the rich, spoiled atheletes will have a place to play...

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NickTheAceBassist 2012/07/20 16:05:40

Fans

I've been a lifelong Bears fan even though I live in OKC

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jake 2012/07/19 17:40:01

Fans

To me it seems basketball has more loyal athletes. But baseball by far has the most loyal

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BoardinOK 2012/07/18 16:08:13

Fans

In reference to a team...the fans, hands down. In reference to $$$...the players, always.

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BoardinOK to BoardinOK 2012/07/18 16:08:50

Let me also add that, "I ain't hating", I'd be the same way.

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Todd 2012/07/18 15:43:52

Atheletes

They play for their team. If you ever got offered millions of dollars to root for the Steelers you probably would

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CAPISCE to Todd 2012/07/18 17:35:51

never

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Todd to CAPISCE 2012/07/19 17:50:23

It would be tough cause they were the Stealers in the Superbowl against my hometown Seachickens, but I think I would.
And Heinz Ward is a jackass

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Tom 2012/07/18 14:36:42

Fans

Seriously?
To the owners and players it's a business, and that's all it is.

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Bob 2012/07/18 13:58:17

Fans

By far.

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Mr.Hoodz the Truth Troll 2012/07/18 13:28:53

Atheletes

Athletes put their bodies on the line. Fans aka Fanatics are retards lol. I'm a admirer of the game.

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Tom to Mr.Hood... 2012/07/18 14:37:15

...AN admirer...

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Mr.Hood... to Tom 2012/07/18 19:02:04

Go away grammar Nazi. YOU'RE not needed.

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Tom to Mr.Hood... 2012/07/19 19:11:22
Mr.Hood... to Tom 2012/07/19 19:23:01

English is one of the last things the people of this country should be concerned with.I succeeded with getting my point across. Mission accomplished.

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Tom to Mr.Hood... 2012/07/19 19:55:47

You got it across, but look ignorant doing it.
Grammar, like vocabulary, matters.

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John Hall 2012/07/18 12:45:13

Fans

DA BEARS To athlete's it's about money which it should be with fans it's all about the love of the game and your team DA BEARS .

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the fuze 2012/07/18 11:36:46

Fans

There are a few athletes that are loyal but in the end the fans are entirely more loyal.

Of course the most glaring example was a guy who took his talents to South Beach.

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jerry.alan.carroll 2012/07/18 10:08:34 (edited)

Fans

+2
cuz athletes are only loyal to money.

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jake to jerry.a... 2012/07/19 17:43:35

+1
thats me right there! all my teams

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jerry.a... to jake 2012/07/19 21:13:12

I don't care if they suck either, i wear my team gear with pride. I made a customer hat with patches from all 4 teams on it!

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cmdrbnd007 2012/07/18 05:21:25

Fans

+1
It's got to be the fans. There are still Cub fans out there. lol

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YeahISaidIt 2012/07/18 04:55:57

Atheletes

Fan are fickle. Exhibit A: the 'Aints bandwagoners.

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CAPISCE to YeahISa... 2012/07/18 17:35:26

Fans decisions are not $$$ motivated

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YeahISa... to CAPISCE 2012/07/18 17:38:13

+1
Money is a better reason than doing something just because everyone else is.

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John Freeman 2012/07/18 04:38:14

Fans

Sometimes a little too loyal, they will attack each other over which team "wins".

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James 2012/07/18 04:16:45

Fans

+2

;)

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AvaC 2012/07/18 04:02:49

Fans

+1
I don't think ''fans'' are loyal. I prefer to say ''supporters'' simply because some people claim to like a particular team but when they're not doing very well, they hop onto the bandwagon of another team and suddenly that's their new favourite team. Supporters are the ones who stand by their team through thick and thin.

Most of the professional athletes in this day and age are only after the money. I understand that's how they make their living but at the same time, there seems to be a lack of genuine love for the sport in which they participate.

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American Nate 2012/07/18 03:57:12

Fans

Players go to teams with more money and championships. Fans hope they go to their team / town.

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WWZ Captain 2012/07/18 03:33:35

Fans

Loyal to what? green paper with dead founding fathers on them?

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Apollo Manjarrez 2012/07/18 03:28:12

Fans

Not the bandwagon ones tho.

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rockyjr5 2012/07/18 03:24:26

Fans

+1
Differently the fans. The fans gets into the game a lot more than the athletes, and I mean real fans, you know those who don't go to the games sits there and does nothing, and talks about everything else but the sport itself , those who yells during the games and I don't mean during the whole game, those who makes signs, and shows everyone that they are a fan of that team, and those who claps to the beats, and celebrates with the team.

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Rock 2012/07/18 02:55:12

Fans

Cubs fans to be exact.

Athletes are loyal to the dollar, that's it.

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bmxschoolbus 2012/07/18 02:12:39

Fans

in pro spots its the fans because with out us the athletes would not have their overpaying jobs

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Stryder 2012/07/18 01:17:33

Fans

Definitely fans. Athletes care mostly about the money.

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the judgebigdogeagle 2012/07/18 01:10:25

Fans

Athletes will go where the money is,or a easy championship. Adleast the NFL is not getting predictable anymore.

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mwf122090 2012/07/18 00:15:33

Fans

Easily, however, there are some athletes who show true loyalty to their team.

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im right ur wrong 2012/07/17 23:33:27

Atheletes

fans change teams all the time.

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bmxscho... to im righ... 2012/07/18 02:15:24

most people I know still like the same team they have since they were kids

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