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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Bears running back Matt Forte agreed to a four-year deal with the Chicago Bears on Monday. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte agreed to a contract with the team on Monday, according to the Chicago Tribune. The Bears had until 4 p.m. to come to a deal with Forte or he was going to play under the franchise tender of $7.74 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The deal is for four years at about $8 million per season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Forte had originally sought a five-year, $40 million contract with about $20 million guaranteed. At the start of last season, the Bears offered Forte a deal worth $15 million guaranteed and $6 million per season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Forte averaged 4.9 yards per carry last season, while rushing for 997 yards and three touchdowns in 12 games. He also caught 52 passes for 490 yards and one touchdown.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;https://twitter.com/seankjensen/status/224905412858740738\nhttps://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/224906666662035456&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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