Jay Ratliff signs with Bears

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Former Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Jay Ratliff has agreed to a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears, a league source told ESPN.

The Bears will play the Cowboys on Dec. 9, meaning Ratliff likely will attempt to sack former teammate Tony Romo.

Ratliff also visited the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins, according to league sources, and was contacted by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Dallas released Ratliff two weeks ago, citing a failed physical.

Ratliff, 32, has not played in nearly a year after suffering a groin injury that led him to eventual sports hernia surgery in December.

The primary factor in Ratliff choosing the Bears over the Chiefs was that Chicago plays the 4-3 scheme and offered the potential to be a starter and earn significant playing time following Henry Melton's season-ending injury. Ratliff, a four-time Pro Bowler, is projected to be ready to play in two to four weeks.

Ratliff is seeking to re-establish himself since he hasn't played in the NFL since late last season. He will be an unrestricted free agent after this year.

It is an acknowledgement of the skills Ratliff possessed and still may have that the Bears, Chiefs and Dolphins all made contract offers before he was healthy enough to play.

Ratliff has familiarity with several members of Marc Trestman's coaching staff in Chicago, including special teams/assistant head coach Joe DeCamillas and running backs coach Skip Peete, both of whom were previously in Dallas.

Ratliff faces charges of driving while intoxicated stemming from an arrest earlier this year, six weeks after then-Cowboys backup Josh Brent's crash, which killed teammate Jerry Brown Jr. Ratliff's trial has been postponed until February.
 

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I would hope one of our lineman take his knee out when we play in Chicago.

But knowing our group of wimps, they will probably take it easy on him.
 

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Disappointing to hear.
 

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Yeah...shows the type of person he is...I hope we don't have to pay him anymore. Clearly he made it out that he was not healthy enough to play, then 2 weeks later he is miraculously healed. Fuck him.
 

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Disappointing to hear.
No reason for him to really prod Ratliff though...smart move IMO.
 

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Told you last year the guy was a Goldbrick.
 

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No reason for him to really prod Ratliff though...smart move IMO.
I guess it is smart, but I would rather have Frederick take his fucking knee out the first play of the game. I want attitude for the OL against him.

 

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They don't give a shit, they get paid the same if Ratliff is out there or not.
 

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I hope Ratliff doesn't make it that long. He's a broke down bitch at this point IMO.
 

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Cowboys haven’t filed grievance against Ratliff, yet

Posted by Mike Florio on November 2, 2013, 7:19 PM EDT


So when Cowboys owner Jerry Jones uses the term “legal matter” when talking about former Cowboys defensive tackle Jay Ratliff, what is Jones referring to?

Under the labor deal between the NFL and the NFLPA, the team’s only potential legal recourse comes from the filing of a so-called non-injury grievance under Article 43.

Both the Cowboys and the NFL have advised PFT that no grievance has been filed against Ratliff, yet. Under Article 43, Section 2, it must be filed within 50 days of the date of the thing that the grievance relates to.

Reading between the lines of the recent article from the team’s official magazine regarding Ratliff, the Cowboys possibly would argue that Ratliff pretended to be injured when he really wasn’t, ultimately forcing the team to put keep him on the Physically Unable to Perform list when he actually was healthy, and then to move on when it became apparent that he no longer intended to play for the team. Under that theory, the potential recovery would consist of the salary and bonus allocation for the first six weeks of the 2013 regular season, and possibly the full signing bonus allocation for 2013 through the end of the contract.

The fact that the Cowboys are even considering a grievance suggests that they’ve at least got some evidence to support their apparent contention that Ratliff essentially quit on the team. But the battle surely would be joined by Ratliff, and the ensuing fight would feature doctors espousing conflicting opinions and witnesses sharing diverging facts.

There’s a chance the Cowboys are merely huffing and puffing in the hopes of making Ratliff nervous. Now that he has signed with a new team, it’ll be interesting to see whether the Cowboys pursue any recovery against him, as their official magazine strongly implied they would.
 

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I hope Ratliff goes for three sacks against us.
Strange thing for a fan to say. Sounds more like something a jilted lover would utter.
Hey that may be a song title. "What Would a Jilted Lover Utter"
 
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Strange thing for a fan to say. Sounds more like something a jilted lover would utter.
Hey that may be a song title. "What Would a Jilted Lover Utter"
Yeah, it's getting to the point where I'm a follower, not fan. Shit on the Star, embarrass the Star, whatever...there's no pride left in Dallas.

Do anything to get people to buy tickets to see the circus -- put a beard on the the woman -- that's these Cowboys nowadays.
 

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I hope Jerry gets his money back. You show up for work when you're paid. Period.
 

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Yeah...shows the type of person he is...I hope we don't have to pay him anymore. Clearly he made it out that he was not healthy enough to play, then 2 weeks later he is miraculously healed. Fuck him.
Pretty much exactly how I feel.
 

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Does he still get his guaranteed money if he signs another contract? I thought the previous contract would be null if he signs a new one. I could be remembering wrong.
 
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