>>Bears Give Williams Two-Year Extension

(Lake Forest, IL)  --  The Chicago Bears have signed offensive lineman Edwin Williams to a two-year contract extension.  The deal was announced Wednesday and locks up the 25-year-old lineman through the 2013 season.  Williams has appeared in 14 games this season, including the last six as Chicago's starting left guard.  He has played for the Bears the past two years after spending his rookie season with the Washington Redskins.

>>Rams CB Harris To Retire

(St. Louis, MO)  --  Al Harris, who played with four teams in a 14-year NFL career, says he is retiring.  According to the St. Louis Rams' Twitter account, the 37-year-old Harris wants to make a quick transition to coaching.  The Rams placed Harris on injured reserve last month after he tore his ACL in a Week 10 win over the Cleveland Browns.  He was signed in the offseason and had 15 tackles in nine games for St. Louis.  Harris, who spent most of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers, finished with 362 tackles and 21 interceptions, including three that were returned for touchdowns in 194 games.