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CB standout claims he would rather sign a new contract with the Bears than pursue free agency.
“I want to stay here,” Johnson said Wednesday. “I definitely want to get something done (here) first. But at the end of the day, if something doesn’t get done, then I’m not opposed to any other options. But I would love to stay here. So that’s that.”
Johnson, in the fourth and final year of his rookie contract, has been in a standoff all season with the Bears. He requested a trade before the
Johnson has four interceptions this season. All have come in his past eight games, after he recorded one in his first 43 career appearances.
He acknowledged he’s strengthened his bargaining position, saying he has “added some money to the value.”
Johnson was given the chance to shop around before the trade deadline and was surprised at the time that he didn’t get dealt.