Friday, July 23, 2004 Bears, Draft Pick Fighting Over Oral Promise From the Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Bears first-round draft pick Tommie Harris has gone back on his verbal pre-draft agreement with the team. Harris and his former agent, Kennard McGuire, agreed to a six-year contract as a condition precedent to Harris being selected by the Bears. Harris fired McGuire after the draft, hired Eugene Parker, and accordring to the Chicago Sun-Times, "the defensive tackle is said to be balking at six years, preferring a six-year deal with a voidable final season based on reasonably attainable conditions in order to experience free agency in 2009. A straight six-year deal would provide more guaranteed money than a voidable contract."
