After missing three games with a hamstring injury, Bears receiver Allen Robinson intends to return to action Sunday night in Green Bay, saying Thursday: “That’s the plan. Everything is trending in the right direction.”
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Bears coach Matt Nagy was very happy to have receiver Allen Robinson II back on the practice field Tuesday for the first time this offseason. It was really good, Nagy said as the Bears kicked off their mandatory three-day, full-squad minicamp at Halas Hall. Anytime you have that quality of player that shows back up and gets out here in the huddle and just that experience that he brings, he just has such a quiet calm and confidence to him that you could see the guys out there throwing him the football and the things he s doing, he just slides right on in.
The Bears on Tuesday placed a franchise tag on receiver Allen Robinson II.
Players who receive a franchise tag are assured of a one-year contract for a salary that s determined by a complex formula that includes the average of the five highest-paid players at the same position over the previous five seasons or 120 percent of their previous year s salary, whichever is higher.
Players who receive a franchise tag may negotiate a long-term contract with their teams through July 15. If no new deal is reached by that deadline, they cannot sign a multi-year extension until after the season.
Players who receive a franchise tag have until the Tuesday following the 10th week of the regular season to sign their one-year tender.