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Chicago Bears acquire Jay Cutler from Denver Broncos - ESPN

To acquire Cutler, the Bears had to give up quarterback Kyle Orton and first-round picks in 2009 (18th overall) and 2010, along with a third-round pick (84th overall) in 2009.

To complete the trade, the Broncos had to give back a fifth-round pick (140th overall) in 2009. That pick was acquired by the Broncos from the Seattle Seahawks in a trade for wide receiver Keary Colbert.

The Bears beat out the Redskins, Buccaneers, Lions, Titans and other teams to land the 25-year-old Pro Bowl quarterback. The Broncos had made it clear they were asking for at least two first-round choices.


Cutler had asked to be traded when he found out first-year Denver coach Josh McDaniels tried to acquire Matt Cassel in a trade with the Patriots.

Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, upon hearing that Cutler was now his teammate, was stunned by the news.

"I guess the Bears felt like we needed another quarterback, so they made a move," Urlacher told the Chicago Tribune. "They gave up a lot. Cutler must be pretty good."

"I guess we got better as a team," Urlacher added, according to the newspaper. "You get a quarterback who is a Pro Bowl guy. But I will say this: I think Kyle Orton is a good quarterback. He's a great teammate. I hope he does really well in Denver."

Cutler is scheduled to travel to Chicago, where he must pass a physical exam before the trade becomes official. He could not be immediately reached for comment. But Bus Cook, Cutler's agent, told ESPN that Cutler is pleased that the team he followed while growing up in northern Indiana had acquired him.

The Doug Gottlieb Show

Tillman thinks it was a wise move for the Bears to trade for Jay Cutler. He says both the Broncos and his team should be pleased.


"I know Jay's choices would have been Chicago and Tennessee simply because that's where he grew up and went to school,'' Cook said. "It's unfortunate from one standpoint, but once it got to the point where a trade had to happen, it couldn't have turned out better for Jay, and I think the Broncos got a great compensation package for him.''

Cook said the Bears have not made Cutler any promises about renegotiating his contract. "That wasn't what this was about,'' Cook said. "This was not about a new deal. It was never mentioned to Denver, never suggested, and that wasn't part of this. It was a matter of some personalities that weren't going to get along too well. It was not about a new contract.''............
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Oh well..I knew Jets were a longshot....would have loved him in GANG-GREEN..the price was pretty steep..although I'm not a big fan of orton and wonder if Cambell(Wash) would have been a better choice if offered same deal..

So back to wondering WHAT THE JETS will do with 1st rounder...I say stay clear of Qb and go PLAYMAKER on offense WR/RB..

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Bay Ridge Dave

Ugh.

86mets

Upon haring that Denver wanted no part of CUtler staying in conference..it really softened the blow knowing that Jets really had no shot..hence why they didn't even bother to call Jets back when they "officially" put him on block..they would have probably had to do a Ricky Williams type deal(give up WHOLE draft) or at least 2 #1 's a #2 AND a DEFENSIVE STARTER to get a conversation started...still say and QB brought in HAS be given some weapons to be competent..

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