Matt Forte is "pretty optimistic" that he'll eventually receive a new contract from the Bears, who fired general manager Jerry Angelo earlier this week.
"I'm pretty optimistic even if nothing did happen," Forte told Comcast SportsNet in Chicago.
"It's a long offseason, and I was hopeful that we'd get a long-term deal done in the offseason. I think with the offseason being here we can get something done."
Forte 'Pretty Optimistic' About New Deal