After 13 years in the NFL, Olin Kreutz says he is leaning toward retiring from football after negotiations with the Chicago Bears fell through this weekend in sudden and dramatic fashion. "I feel pretty close (to retiring)," Kreutz told ESPNChicago.com by phone Sunday night. "I don't know if I could go somewhere and play for someone else. It has always been about the Bears, I've always chosen them and I just don't know if I could do it for someone else." The Bears gave Kreutz and his agent, Mark Bartelstein, an ultimatum Saturday on a one-year, $4 million contract, which was $2 million less than he was paid last year. Kreutz was willing to compromise on the length of the deal and the two sides were about $800,000 apart on the dollar amount. The team's first offer on Thursday was close to $3 million. Read more: http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/stor...ps-chicago-bears-following-chris-spencer-deal
