Claim: In the 2007 Chicago Bears season, Lance Briggs was so unhappy that he claimed that he no longer wanted to be a member of the Bears.
Evidence: He later went on to state he no longer wanted to be a Bear, and demanded a trade. On the morning of March 3, 2007, Briggs was featured on the Mike North Morning Show, and stated he was upset with the amount of money he was currently earning. Briggs later stated he enjoys his teammates, coaches and fans, but was fed up with the organization. Briggs also made his unhappiness known in a March 2007 interview with a Chicago radio station in which he said "I'll do everything that's within my power to not be with this organization." On March 12, 2007, Briggs announced that he no longer considered himself a member of the Chicago Bears.