No holdout: Bears LB Roquan Smith, DE Robert Quinn report to camp
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 [July 27, 2022] Contract
posturing might not have ended for All-Pro linebacker Roquan Smith
and defensive end Robert Quinn, who reported to the Chicago Bears on
schedule for the start of training camp.
Smith and Quinn are angling for contract extensions following
stellar seasons in 2021 and are unsigned past 2022.
Smith, 25, is owed $9.7 million this season and already proved he's
willing to draw a line in the sand on money matters, having held out
for the first month of camp as a 2018 rookie in a contract language
dispute.
NFL Network reported Smith doesn't plan to participate in training
camp workouts based on his expiring contract.
"I love the player and the person," first-year GM Ryan Poles said of
Smith on Tuesday.
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Poles said the Bears are aware of contract
situations with several key veterans -- running back David
Montgomery has also entered the final season of his contract -- that
will be addressed. The Bears are scheduled to have nearly $115
million in cap space in 2023.
Quinn, 32, did not attend offseason workouts or mandatory minicamp
after posting 18.5 sacks last season. He has $12.8 million due in
2022, but has a history of back injuries and has been rumored to be
on the trading block.
Though the Bears unloaded Quinn's sidekick Khalil Mack to the Los
Angeles Chargers, Poles said he hasn't discussed trading Quinn.
--Field Level Media
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