As most probably already know, the Chicago Bears released defensive end Alex Brown on Thursday. That’s no April Fool’s.

Sean Jensen, Staff Reporter of Chicago Sun-Times, gives his reasoning as to why the Bears moved on without Brown. In summary, a combination of salary:performance. And secondly, being that Brown was a well-respected figure by his teammates in the locker room, it could very well have been an awkward situation with newly-signed defensive end Julius Peppers. (more…)