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Packers are releasing WR Jordy Nelson, per source.
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
Packers are releasing WR Jordy Nelson, per source.
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.
WOW, was kinda hoping they would extend at a lower rate
They might have cut him thinking that he can re-sign for less.Originally Posted by jklowan
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Isn't that what they did with Hawk a few years back?
Is/Was there any reason to cut Nelson before signing another WR?
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Cap room. I think it means they're not done with free agency.
I expect Nelson will be back on a three year deal, with a $10M signing bonus and a minimum salary this year. That will give him the same cash he would have gotten this year anyway, but will cut his 2018 cap hit in half.
I'm thinking the release means they weren't able to work out a new contract. Once they cut him 2.3 million becomes dead money.
That $2.3M would have always counted against the 2018 cap. It was the last of his pro-rated signing bonus and could not have been changed even in a renegotiated and extended deal.
My guess is that Nelson will re-sign at a lower figure and this will be his final year.
Spotrac has already erased his contract from the site. Anyone know what his bonus situation was this year? Its normally the 3rd or 5th day of the League year, but technically a bonus could come due anytime.
Bud Adams told me the franchise he admired the most was the Kansas City Chiefs. Then he asked for more hookers and blow.
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Why him and not Cobb who hasn’t done shit since he got paid
Cobb adds nothing at all to this offense, at least jordy was a rods fav
I think we have to sign another WR now, Adams and the rest aren’t gonna cut it
Wow, just wow.
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Yeah, of the two, I was hoping Nelson stayed - maybe it's far enough out from his knee injury that he would be back near 100%. They would have had to pay him way too much, though. This is not horrible news. It's an extreme net positive between this news and the Graham news.
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I hope this is a net positive, but both of them are 31 years old and Graham seems a lot slower than he used to be. He also doesn't block which Nelson was able to do. This could be Richard Rodgers from a couple of years ago when he had a lot of catches for very little yardage.
Kind of telling that Saints and Packers were the only teams all in for Graham.
There were others talking to Graham. There are 2 reasons why the Packers and Saints were the favorites. Rodgers and Brees.
Maybe Bennett has jaded me, but I'm not as excited as others are about Graham. I do think that Nelson may be re-signed at a lower cap figure.
If they can re-sign Nelson to a more friendly number, great. But releasing him is a mistake.
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I think if you wanted him back you'd simply restructure his deal as opposed to cutting and resigning.
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