Interesting decision for Ted tomorrow

[get louder at lambeau]

Question: The team holds exclusive rights whether they sign or not and given that the players only need the last 6 games to have the season count towards UFA, meaning they can sign after game 10 has been played, does the team retain rights if they start the season with 53 players or must they leave two spots open?

The players wouldn't count against the 53 unless and until they are signed, as I understand it. Also, the players in question might not need any more years accrued, since they would be UFAs already if not for the uncapped year. Something will need to be negotiated by next year, or there will likely be no football.

[Lurker64]

Question: The team holds exclusive rights whether they sign or not and given that the players only need the last 6 games to have the season count towards UFA, meaning they can sign after game 10 has been played, does the team retain rights if they start the season with 53 players or must they leave two spots open?

Players who have not yet signed their tender are not under contract, and so don't count against any roster limits. Currently the roster limit is 80, and the Packers were at 77 yesterday (they're at 78 now since Jolly signed his tender before the deadline). If they were at 80 yesterday when Jolly signed, they would have to cut someone.

[SkinBasket]

I hope they extend Bigby an armadillo tail to shove up his ass so he can die a slow and painful death Kanaima style.

[swede]

Dear Mr. Bigby,

In lieu of a contract the Green bay Packers have decided to extend to you the armadillo tail that you will please find enclosed in the accompanying package. Carefully follow the instructions you will find packaged therein with the armadillo tail and thank you for your years of service to our team and community...

[Joemailman]

Skin doesn't seem as negative towards Bigby as he used to be.

[Joemailman]

I would guess Williams signed. They can continue to work on a deal with the 3.1M contract signed.

Packers reported to the league that only Jolly signed his tender. http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/96428549.html

The Packers informed Williams, along with Atari Bigby and Jolly, in letters that they would be given the lower tender if they did not sign by 11 p.m. on Monday.

[RashanGary]

Hmm. . . This makes me think they are working on a deal with Williams. For Williams to give up about 2.5 million dollars, he's got to feel pretty confident that he's going to get a deal.

[Guiness]

I wonder how much of this there is going on around the league? I'm sure there's a mess of guys who expected to be UFA's, and find themselves RFA's, and aren't pleased.

Be interesting to see a list of guys who haven't signed their tender as of midnight last night, and what's happening with them.

edit: found at least one other player - the Pat's Pro Bowl guard Mankins

The Patriots made a $3.268 million, one-year tender offer to Mankins, the 23rd overall draft pick in 2005. When he didn't sign it by the deadline of 11:59 p.m. Monday, the team exercised its right to lower it to $1.54 million, according to the Boston Globe.

He was apparently also offered a 5yr deal averaging $7mil/year.

[Joemailman]

As of yesterday afternoon, there were 15 players who had not signed their tender.

http://nfllabor.com/?campaign=Google_CBA_Topics_LaborNegotiation&002=2310022&004=1663354494&005=16870726404&006=4325072004&007=search&008=

Club Name Player Name Pos
Green Bay Packers Bigby, Atari SS
Green Bay Packers Jolly, Johnny DE
Green Bay Packers Williams, Tramon CB
Kansas City Chiefs Page, Jarrad FS
Miami Dolphins Brown, Ronnie RB
New England Patriots Mankins, Logan G
New Orleans Saints Brown, Jammal T
New Orleans Saints Harper, Roman SS
New Orleans Saints Moore, Lance WR
New Orleans Saints Thomas, Pierre RB
San Diego Chargers Jackson, Vincent WR
San Diego Chargers McNeill, Marcus T
San Diego Chargers Merriman, Shawne OLB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Penn, Donald T
Washington Redskins Rogers, Carlos CB

[Packers4Ever]

I thought there would be news on this by now.

I get this funny feeling in my stomach that if we cut Jolly
or lose him by some other means, we could be sorry for it come Oct. or Nov. or whenever. With our record I don't think it pays to gamble if it means we could be short somewhere.
What do you think ?

[Joemailman]

Injuries and lack of depth on the DL certainly hurt in 2008. It will be interesting to see if any of the young guys (Neal, Wynn, Wilson, Harrell) really step up in Jolly's absence at the start of training camp. Packers do seem to have pretty good depth for a 3-4 team.

[wootah]

The Bigby situation has potential to get ugly.

Above that, Drew Rosenhaus is his agent.

[packers11]

https://www.rotoworld.com

Restricted free agent CB Tramon Williams apparently intended to sign his tender before Tuesday's 11 p.m. deadline after all, according to beat writer Greg Bedard.

A source tells Bedard that Williams' agent informed the NFLPA that he signed the original tender on Monday evening and it was sent to the Packers. But for some unknown reason, the Packers didn't file the paperwork with the league. The important thing here is that Williams had the intent to sign. This should all get cleared up shortly.

[Fritz]

Tender is the night.

[packers11]

https://www.rotoworld.com

Packers re-signed restricted free agent CB Tramon Williams to a one-year, $3.168 contract.

In the end, a miscommunication between Williams' agent, the Packers and the league led to an unnecessary mess. Williams will be a crucial part of the Packers' secondary this season with Al Harris (knee surgery) a long shot for Week 1.