Brando19
02-05-2008, 02:04 PM
http://www.packersnews.com/includes/newspaper/blogs/insider/index.shtml
It seems almost certain long snapper Rob Davis, a prominent voice in the Packers' locker room, will return for a 13th NFL season.
Davis, who will turn 40 in December, has signed a series of one-year qualifying contracts in recent years. Kevin Gold, Davis' agent, said this morning he expects a deal for 2008 to be done soon.
"I think the issue was, is Rob going to snap or is he going to be the director of player programs?" Gold said of Davis, who was named an assistant to acting Director of Player Development Tim Terry in July. "He wants to come back. He talked to Ted (Thompson) and Mike (McCarthy), and they want him back ... so we’ll get it done."
McCarthy had said in his season-end media conference he planned to speak with Davis again about his future after this weekend's Pro Bowl, in which the Packers' staff will coach the NFC squad.
Davis' 2007 contract included a base salary of $820,000 and $46,240 in workout bonuses, but he only counted $481,240 against the salary cap under the league's minimum salary benefit rule. The contracts of linebacker Tracy White and defensive tackle Colin Cole also qualified for the minimum salary benefit last season.
The base salary of any player with four or more credited seasons who signs a qualifying contract -- a one-year deal with the minimum base salary and less than $40,000 in "additional compensation," not including minimum per-day workout bonuses -- is reduced for cap purposes to the minimum base salary for a player with two credited seasons, which last season was $435,000. The difference is counted as a player benefit. After the season ends and before the contract expires in March, the sides can agree to a one-year extension.
So, Davis' 2008 deal would include an $830,000 base salary but only count $445,000, plus bonuses, against the cap.
It seems almost certain long snapper Rob Davis, a prominent voice in the Packers' locker room, will return for a 13th NFL season.
Davis, who will turn 40 in December, has signed a series of one-year qualifying contracts in recent years. Kevin Gold, Davis' agent, said this morning he expects a deal for 2008 to be done soon.
"I think the issue was, is Rob going to snap or is he going to be the director of player programs?" Gold said of Davis, who was named an assistant to acting Director of Player Development Tim Terry in July. "He wants to come back. He talked to Ted (Thompson) and Mike (McCarthy), and they want him back ... so we’ll get it done."
McCarthy had said in his season-end media conference he planned to speak with Davis again about his future after this weekend's Pro Bowl, in which the Packers' staff will coach the NFC squad.
Davis' 2007 contract included a base salary of $820,000 and $46,240 in workout bonuses, but he only counted $481,240 against the salary cap under the league's minimum salary benefit rule. The contracts of linebacker Tracy White and defensive tackle Colin Cole also qualified for the minimum salary benefit last season.
The base salary of any player with four or more credited seasons who signs a qualifying contract -- a one-year deal with the minimum base salary and less than $40,000 in "additional compensation," not including minimum per-day workout bonuses -- is reduced for cap purposes to the minimum base salary for a player with two credited seasons, which last season was $435,000. The difference is counted as a player benefit. After the season ends and before the contract expires in March, the sides can agree to a one-year extension.
So, Davis' 2008 deal would include an $830,000 base salary but only count $445,000, plus bonuses, against the cap.