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CHICAGO -- Somewhere, Allen Iverson is smiling.
The Bears appear to have an Iverson-like practice situation on their hands with Tommie Harris, who always skips at least one workout a week, not to mention a good chunk of training camp every summer in Bourbonnais. Looks like Tommie's schedule is about to change, after Lovie Smith essentially challenged the defensive tackle to be on the field when the Bears report back to work Wednesday. Harris' future participation on the practice field aside, we may be witnessing the final chapter of Tommie here in Chicago, or at least that was the opinion of Yahoo! Sports national NFL writer Charles Robinson during an appearance Monday night with David Haugh and me on ESPN 1000. "I think he's done, I think this is the last year he plays for the Chicago Bears," Robinson said. "I think financially he's gotten to a point, where unless there's a renegotiation of that deal, you can't justify continuing to pay him what he makes. To me, there's almost no doubt in my mind this comes to a head in the offseason. "Before the NFL trade deadline, I called a couple of NFC teams that had suffered some injuries on their defensive line and asked them if they would be interested in possibly trading for Tommie Harris. Does he have any value? They flatly said no, Tommie has no value. "Just like a guy like Shawne Merriman, but maybe even more so, you have no idea what you are acquiring in Tommie Harris because of those physical issues and diminished play in the last couple of seasons." Harris' pain tolerance has come under scrutiny, but we should remind everybody he played on essentially one leg during 2007, compiling 43 tackles and 8 sacks. However, Tommie was looking to get paid, and was ultimately rewarded with that 4-year $40 million extension before 2008. It's been all downhill since. Don't forget to join Danieal Manning and me Tuesday night on Miller Lite's Football Night in Chicago from 6-8 p.m. on ESPN 1000.