CHICAGO, IL - SEPTEMBER 07: Lance Briggs #55 of the Chicago Bears during pregame warmups before their game against the Buffalo Bills at Soldier Field on September 7, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Bears linebacker Lance Briggs. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

By Dan Bernstein-

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(CBS) Lance Briggs is mentally checking out as a Bear, and he isn’t afraid to admit it.

The seven-time Pro Bowl linebacker spoke with reporters Wednesday, discussing the likely end of his tenure in Chicago and describing how hard it was to concentrate in meetings while recovering from his latest injury.

“I don’t know what to do with myself sometimes,” he said. “Sometimes I sit in the meetings while coaches are talking and sometimes the words just phase out and I’m just staring at the screen. The only thing I can tell is the time. I can see the time and it’s like, ‘Damn, I still got 55 minutes left.'”

It would be nice for a veteran leader to participate, even if he’s not playing. It would be a professional example for younger players and just might make the defense better prepared if Briggs is engaged, interested or available to help.

He’s not, however, and he’s fine with everyone knowing it.

Briggs’ brutal honesty shows he has no fear of repercussions from his coaches, and so little respect for them that he can tell the world he doesn’t care what they say.

Dan Bernstein is a co-host of 670 The Score’s “Boers and Bernstein Show” in afternoon drive. Follow him on Twitter @dan_bernstein and read more of his columns here.