Patriots discussed trade for Greg Olsen with the Bears in March

Mike Mulligan of the Chicago Sun-Times reports league sources say Bears GM Jerry Angelo was approached by his friend Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots coach, during the NFL owners meetings in March about what the team wanted in return for tight end Greg Olsen. The Patriots had three second-round picks, and Angelo asked for the first of them -- No.44 overall -- for Olsen, a former No. 1 pick.

There wasn't any haggling about the price, but the Bears figured that wouldn't happen until draft day. They were half-expecting a call from Belichick and ready to make a deal, while not outright shopping the player. Manumaleuna was already aboard and Clark had been given a $475,000 bonus to retain his services.

Belichick never called on draft day, instead trading up two slots to No. 42 overall where he took Arizona product Rob Gronkowski.

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(footballforum.com)