Matt Forte “extremely close,” but Cliff Avril gets a bad “vibe”

Deadlines continue to make effective kick-starts for negotiating long-term deals. Of the 14 franchise-tagged players who hadn’t signed mullti-year deals, two have reached long-term riches in the last 26 hours (Drew Brees and Tyvon Branch). A third could be joining them soon, as the NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi reports the Bears are “extremely close” to…