Final stretch could be end for Forte with Bears

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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Every now and then http://www.nflcowboysofficial.com/Authentic-Cole-Beasley-Jersey Chicago Bears running back Ka'Deem Carey will get a little advice from Matt Forte.
It could be about football. It could be about parenting, too.

''We just talk about how our kids are in that 'no' stage and how to get them out of saying 'no,' so you've got to give them two options,'' said Carey, who has a 2-year-old son and another boy due in two weeks. ''So they kind of feel like they're in charge. It could just be the smallest things like that.''

The locker room sure would feel like a different place for him if Forte wasn't around, and there is a distinct possibility Forte might not be after this season.

The Bears and Forte have a big decision Lamarr Houston Youth Jersey looming with three games remaining and a contract that's set to expire. A more immediate issue is getting back to winning after back-to-back losses at home to San Francisco and Washington, and finishing the season on a strong note.

Chicago (5-8) visits Minnesota this week and then Tampa Bay before finishing at home against Detroit on Jan. 3. It's unclear if that will be the final game in a Bears uniform for Forte.

''I think guys now more than before have really taken notice to his approach to the game, his approach to taking care of himself on and off the field,'' quarterback Jay Cutler said. ''If you are a young guy in the locker room, Matt Forte is a guy you want to watch and try to emulate.''

If Forte's time with the Bears is ending, he will Le'Veon Bell Elite Jersey go down as one of the most successful running backs in franchise history. But at 30 and in his eighth season since Chicago drafted him in the second round in 2008, he is at a point where ball carriers tend to decline - even if he has not necessarily shown it.

Forte has said he would like to play at least 10 and maybe even 12 or 13 seasons.

''I think I'll assess that after 10, but my goal is kind of like 10 or 12 years,'' he said.

One thing working in Forte's favor is http://www.chargersshopnfl.com/Authentic-Eric-Weddle-Jersey his conditioning. His intense offseason regimen, which includes uphill wind sprints, has been well-documented, and he has mostly been durable during his career. Although he missed three games last month because of a knee injury, he played in all 16 in five of his first seven seasons.