David Haugh: Bears have more to lose than Roquan Smith if impasse continues, so team needs to concede
If the Bears allowed optics to influence their decisions, they could use Thursday night's nationally televised Hall of Fame Game as a commercial for rookie linebacker Roquan Smith.
The Bears would acquiesce in the complex contract dispute keeping Smith out of training camp, announce a deal before kickoff and introduce him to America during a three-hour celebration of inside linebackers. The symmetry of the Bears signing Smith and the Hall inducting Brian Urlacher, with Dick Butkus and Mike Singletary looking on in gold jackets, would maximize the moment for a franchise that takes pride in its
