Bears linebacker Roquan Smith, currently a “hold-in” at training camp, has formally requested a trade.In a letter submitted over Twitter via NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Smith accused Bears GM Ryan Poles of negotiating a contract extension in bad faith and wants out of Chicago.There has been no response from the Julian Stanford Jersey Bears, but they will hold a regular pre s conference with coach Matt Eberflus at Soldier Field after today’s 11 a.m. Family Fest practice.Smith does not have an agent for his negotiations. He has been attending practice and has been in meetings while trying to get a contract extension since training camp started, but hasn’t practiced. Rapoport also tweeted that Smith has lost trust in the Bears because they have tried to offer him a backloaded deal which wouldn’t make him highest paid linebacker in salary, and included de-escalator clauses that no non-quarterback has among players who make $15 million or more. Scroll to Continue”He was offended,” Rapoport tweeted. Rapoport said Smith believes the deal, if Sam Mills Jersey accepted as offered, would actually hurt all linebackers.Smith attended all offseason work, voluntary and mandatory, but has not practiced since training camp started.The challenge by Smith is for Poles, who has yet another problem on his plate.Smith has never been in the Pro Bowl. He made second-team Pro Bowl each of the last two seasons, and the Bears have been using Matthew Adams as a backup.Poles’ first year as GM has been plagued by Larry Ogunjobi’s failed physical in free agency, three arrests of players and an inability to bring in higher quality pa s catcher for Justin Fields.Board chairman George McCaskey had praised Smith as a player who deserved recognition at season’s end when he Greg Olsen Jersey fired former coach Matt Nagy and GM Ryan Pace. So perhaps Smith is counting on pre sure from the owner the help, but it was also McCaskey who has hired Poles and has been behind his GM throughout a volatile offseason as the Bears have entered the first year of a rebuild.Smith, who is 25, has a contract through this season and the Bears could franchise-tag him next season if he never comes to terms.Smith and Ray Lewis are the only two linebackers since tackles were an official NFL stat to have 300 total tackles and 30 tackles for lo s Steve Smith Sr T Shirts over consecutive seasons.This is hardly the first difficult extension situation this offseason in the NFL. 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel did something similar, though not quite as dramatic as holding in and then going public. But Samuel has representation.