Packers extend Charles Woodson

[Fritz]

The thread title reminds me of those extendo-tools sold on television - the ones to help you pick up stuff behind your couch and all those other "hard to reach places."

So they extended Woodson....I wonder what they were trying to reach.

[mission]

Hell, from the sounds of things there's a very good chance he won't have to pay Woodson a whole lot next season anyways.

Is that insinuating this is his last season?

No, the very real possibility of a lockout next season. If there's a lockout, the teams don't have to pay their players. If that happens, the deal to Woodson loses some of it's bite.

Oh, ahhh... yeah, that could be. I really can't see two money-hungry parties pass on all the money from a year of football. It's just too big, I think all the talk is just leverage.

[sharpe1027]

If past deals are any indication, the deal is going to be heavily front-loaded to reward Woodson now, but getting progressively cheaper so that the Pack can keep him around (or cut him) cheaply even as age catches up with him.

[retailguy]

This is a great thing. Woodson deserves it, and should be pleased. Well done.

[pbmax]

Paying for actual performance. What a novel concept. Wish it was done in more "real" life situations.

I am very happy for Woodson and glad he will stick around to finish his career. But contracts that end in 2014 are not about prduction now, they are about production then. Only a foolish GM pays AGAIN for past performance.

[Tony Oday]

He will donate some of this again...I hope the organization matches it dollar for dollar

[3irty1]

Pretty sure this was just a big FU to Revis.. This is how you are supposed to do it, Darrelle. You win DPOTY and THEN you make your dollars.

[Tarlam!]

Pretty sure this was just a big FU to Revis.. This is how you are supposed to do it, Darrelle. You win DPOTY and THEN you make your dollars.

Why would TT or the Packers wanna FU Revis? Seems silly to me.

[MichiganPackerFan]

How much of it is guaranteed? Does it extend the time his original signing bonus was amortized over? Seems like a bit of pay for performance and a display of loyalty to the player to allow him to finish his career in Green Bay. Congrads Woodson!

[Joemailman]

Pretty sure this was just a big FU to Revis.. This is how you are supposed to do it, Darrelle. You win DPOTY and THEN you make your dollars.

Why would TT or the Packers wanna FU Revis? Seems silly to me.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure TT doesn't give a damn what other teams are doing regarding player contracts. Woodson has become a real leader on this team, on and off the field, and I think TT wants these kind of guys to be with the Packers until they retire. Hence the extensions to Driver and Woodson despite their age.

[vince]

TT is spending some serious coin this year. They have to be in the top 5 in payroll. Collins, Clifton, Tauscher, Pickett, Bulaga, Driver, Woodson - all signed/extended this year.... Who'd I miss?

[ThunderDan]

TT is spending some serious coin this year. They have to be in the top 5 in payroll. Collins, Clifton, Tauscher, Pickett, Bulaga, Driver, Woodson - all signed/extended this year.... Who'd I miss?

Packers were at 28th in the league in 2010 payroll before extending Woodson. A full $50,000,000 behind Oakland.

[HarveyWallbangers]

TT is spending some serious coin this year. They have to be in the top 5 in payroll. Collins, Clifton, Tauscher, Pickett, Bulaga, Driver, Woodson - all signed/extended this year.... Who'd I miss?

Actually, they were well behind the Vikings, Bears, and many other teams--but I think that's a positive for Thompson. Contending team with a middling payroll. Yet, his players don't consider him cheap because they know he'll reward his own.

[vince]

I thought I remembered reading somewhere that the Packers were much higher in this uncapped year. I guess I mis-remembered.

[Patler]

TT is spending some serious coin this year. They have to be in the top 5 in payroll. Collins, Clifton, Tauscher, Pickett, Bulaga, Driver, Woodson - all signed/extended this year.... Who'd I miss?

Packers were at 28th in the league in 2010 payroll before extending Woodson. A full $50,000,000 behind Oakland.

The numbers thrown around for 2010 "salaries" are very misleading, and for many teams include money spent years ago in the way of signing bonuses that are now being accelerated into the uncapped 2010 year because they have released the player.

Other teams (I suspect the Packers, too) are finding ways to pay more money upfront on new contracts so it doesn't impact 2011 and later if a salary cap returns.

The simple fact is that the Packers have spent a lot of "new money" extending and signing their own players.

I would not be surprised at all if the Packers redid Rodgers' contract again before the end of this season, if he plays as well as hoped. He is signed through 2014 at about $11million/year, which is starting to look cheap. A new 10 year contract could make some sense. On the other hand, Rodgers may prefer waiting another couple years to get the top QB salaries up to or above $20 million/year or so, then sign a 10 year $250-300 million deal, or something like that.