Just months after giving Jared Allen $11.5 million, the Bears traded him away for almost nothing

The Chicago Bears have traded star defensive player Jared Allen to the Carolina Panthers just one season after signing him to a $32 million contract and just months after giving him an $11.5 million bonus. Jay Glazer of Fox Sports was first to report that Allen had been traded. The Bears will receive a sixth-round pick in the deal, according to Glazer, meaning the Bears will pay Allen nearly $12 million in bonus and prorated salary this season and will receive a draft pick with little value in ...