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Bears' Briggs almost a Niner

Nov. 10, 2009
In a story of what might have been, the 49ers were interested in trading for Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs in 2007 and were willing to give the Bears their No. 1 draft pick in 2008 in exchange. The trade deadline came and went and the deal didn't happen....
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