Bears' cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. said the organization has denied his request to either seek a trade or be released, a move that he believes puts him in a bind heading into the 2008 season. The disgruntled Manning Jr. said the request was made through his agent Jim Ivler. "I would have preferred a trade," he said Monday. "My agent asked them to at least seek a trade if I wasn't going to be part of the plans." "Not being a part of their plans, that's fine with me. If that's the mistake they want to make, hey, so be it."