When the time comes to make their case to the league, the Bears should consider something Ravens G.M. Ozzie Newsome said eight years ago, after a non-trade between Baltimore and the Vikings caused Minnesota to pass their pick.
"The deal was not consummated," Newsome said at the time. "A deal is not a deal until I talk to [league executive] Joel Bussert, and I never talked to Joel Bussert."
