Bennett, Forte using different strategies in quest for Bears money

Martellus Bennett and Matt Forte want pretty much the same thing, pretty much what every NFL player wants, and for that matter, pretty much what anybody working anywhere wants:

More money.

But the Bears tight end and running back are going about making that demand in diametrically opposite ways. And if Bears history is any indicator, it’s unlikely that both methods will work get what they want in the form of a new contract this offseason with new money, from the Bears or anyone else.

Forte is entering the final year of the four-year contract he signed in the 2012 offseason. Forte did not attend the voluntary veterans minicamp or the offseason program but was on hand Wednesday for the start of…