Bears rookie now fully tangled in increasingly ugly NFL draft pick mess

Ben Johnson, Chicago Bears | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn ImagesWith training camp just about to open for the Chicago Bears, there is one lingering issue yet to be addressed and it has to do with a contract.

No, it's not safety Jaquan Brisker who is up for an extension, although that's a good conversation to have. Right now, we're talking about Bears rookie second-round pick Luther Burden III who is one of several second rounders not to have signed their initial contracts.

Burden likely wants a good chunk (if not all) of his rookie deal to be guaranteed thanks to the Houston Texans setting an example with fellow rookie wideout Jayden Higgins getting 100 percent of his contract guaranteed. Browns…