Organized Team Activities (OTAs) are usually noteworthy more for who’s not there than for anything that actually happens on the field, but that wasn’t the case yesterday. Some big news came out of Wednesday’s practice and it had absolutely nothing to do with no-shows Atari Bigby, Johnny Jolly and Tramon Williams. The team has...
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The surprisingly lucrative contract extension given to veteran nose tackle Ryan Pickett last Friday made two things very clear. The first is that the Packers think more highly of the former Ohio State star than other teams do. The second is that if given the chance to go back in time, general manager Ted...
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The Packers have officially placed their franchise tag on Ryan Pickett. The 30-year-old nose tackle will be paid $7.003 million in 2010. That sounds like a lot of money for a guy who played fewer than 30 snaps in a handful of games last season – and it is – but the former Ohio...
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Remember all the people who criticized GM Ted Thompson for signing Aaron Rodgers to a six-year, $65 million extension after only seven career starts? Well, according to one agent, the Pro Bowl quarterback would command at least $30 million more if negotiations were held today….. Of Green Bay’s eight restricted free agents, fullback John Kuhn...
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Teams can begin placing franchise and transition tags on potential unrestricted free agents as early as today. Assuming there’s no CBA in place by Mar. 5, only five Packers are eligible to be tagged. Left tackle Chad Clifton, running back Ahman Green, outside linebacker Aaron Kampman, nose tackle Ryan Pickett and right tackle Mark...
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