The Chicago Bears released veteran defensive tackle Tommie Harris on Monday. This means they cut a three-time Pro Bowl pick that had struggled in recent years because of injuries. The Bears also released linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer and offensive tackle Kevin Shaffer. Tommie was a Pro Bowl pick from 2005 to 2007 and he was limited by knee and hamstring problems the past few years and never regained his old beast form. He signed a four-year, $40 million extension in June 2008 and was locked in through 2012, but the Bears decided to cut him after several ineffective seasons. “We made out determinations on what we need to do, we talked about every player, and when you talk about players, you’re always talking about their contracts, you’re talking about their performance, you’re talking about their attitude and how it applies to the team,” general manager Jerry Angelo said. Harris was a force against Green Bay in September and finished the season with 13 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks in 15 games. He was held out of a game last year and got suspended by the team for one in 2008 because of detrimental conduct. In seven seasons, he had 286 tackles, 28 1/2 sacks, 38 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and one interception. Wish him luck in finding a new team.
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