The Chicago Bears have given Lance Briggs a one-year extension that will lock up the veteran linebacker through the 2014 season. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but going into last season, Briggs approached the team seeking a raise over the $3.65-million and $3.75-million in base salaries he was set to receive in 2011 and 2012, and asked for a trade if the Bears couldn't accommodate the request. The 31-year-old University of Arizona product has been named to seven straight Pro Bowls and led the Bears in tackles for the fourth time in his career last season.
