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Packers are sticking it to us, even in the offseason. This is a win-win for the Packers. They address a need with plenty of cap space. Worst case scenario, they forced the Bears' hand, dictating their contract with a player.
How are they sticking it to you? They accepted the transition and you countered which means you get him $3M cheaper than the franchise tag. You can't poison pill anymore, so this is fine... and giving Fuller $15M franchise tag would've been a mistake.
There's a decent chance the Bears were fine paying him $12M per anyway give you have $50M in cap. Honestly Fuller is probably worth $10M, but whatever. He's no risk to the ridiculous cap the Bears have until Tribusky or your next franchise QB are an issue. You have Tribusky cheap for 3 more years and Fuller is 26 and an above average (84 PFF rating) corner in the league... he was going to get paid regardless.
I honestly didn't read/see the match yet.