Bears make offers to DE Anderson, other restricted free agents

The Bears have tendered restricted free agent defensive end Mark Anderson at the "second-round" level, which means the four-year player would get $1.759 million this season if he stays with them.

And any team that signs away Anderson would owe the Bears a second-round draft pick if the Bears decline to match their offer.

Anderson had 12 sacks as a rookie in 2006 but has not come close to that level of production since. He had 5 sacks in '07, just 1 in '08 and 3½ last season, when he showed some flashes of his rookie form.

Linebacker Jamar Williams has been tendered at the "original-round level." That means he will get $1.176 million for a four-year player, and the Bears have the right to match another team's offer sheet or get a fourth-round draft pick as compensation, since that's the round in which Williams was originally drafted.

Williams had a career-high 19 tackles in his one start last season and has been a key special-teams performer.

Linebacker Nick Roach, who started 15 games last season and 24 over the past two years, was tendered at the second-round level, which for a three-year player means a $1.684 million salary this season. The Bears would get a second-round pick from any team that signs Roach.

Safeties Danieal Manning and Josh Bullocks both were tendered at the "original-round" level. Both players were second-round draft choices, but the Bears will only receive third-round picks if they lose them because the team has already tendered Anderson and Roach at the "second-round level."

The Bears also tendered one-year offers to three "exclusive rights" free agents: running back Kahlil Bell, linebacker Tim Shaw and defensive tackle Matt Toeaina. Other NFL clubs can not extend offers to exclusive rights free agents.