HAWK TO BE RESIGNED

[Cheesehead Craig]

Per Tom Silverstein at the JS:

Linebacker A.J. Hawk has a new contract.

Hawk's agent, Mike McCartney, said Thursday that the final touches on the deal were completed and that Hawk would sign a five-year deal with the Packers.

Full terms of the contract weren't known, but an NFL source tracking the deal told me my estimate of $6 million to $7 million per year and $10 million guaranteed is about right. We'll know the full details of the contract in a day or two.

[RashanGary]

Per Tom Silverstein at the JS:

Linebacker A.J. Hawk has a new contract.

Hawk's agent, Mike McCartney, said Thursday that the final touches on the deal were completed and that Hawk would sign a five-year deal with the Packers.

Full terms of the contract weren't known, but an NFL source tracking the deal told me my estimate of $6 million to $7 million per year and $10 million guaranteed is about right. We'll know the full details of the contract in a day or two.

He's had a probowl, he's always healthy. He has a big name after being a superstar at OSU. He never lived up to the hype, but he still has hype around his name. I think he could have gotten more than this. Bart Scott got 8M after playing teh same position for Baltimore. I thought AJ would have left for bigger $$. This shows he wanted to be here and although or offer wasn't through the roof, it was enough to be serious and enough for AJ to sign.

GB is doing something right up stairs. This type of deal doesn't get done if there is any ill will at all. After Hawk putting his house up and not playing early in the year, I thought there would have been too much ill will for him to skip out on UFA. Apparently he likes GB. He never even tested the market. I'm shocked.

This sounds like a great deal.

[red]

many players would have thrown a fit and taken off to find a new team after getting cut to avoid the massive balloon payment at the end of a contract. we see it all the time

its nice to see a player that gets it for a change and didn't badmouth the team when he got cut. he could have made more money by hitting free agency, hell he could have forced the packers to pay him more by hitting free agency, but he didn't

this is a player that wanted to stay in green bay and he went out and proved it

[Smidgeon]

I'm pretty sure he's only been a probowl alternate.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

I have always liked Hawk. He never became the player I thought he would his first four years. But to be honest after how he played last year, how is he not one of the most important players on the TEAM let alone the defense? By being the play caller of the defense he provides something on defense that I think we have been missing the most - a guy who is a coach on the field and gets everyone lined up. I don't remember a year were I saw the defense so organized on such a consistent basis.

Even if Hawk doesn't get all the picks and FF in the world, his clam presence and smarts allows other to consistently be in a good position thus resulting in those big plays indirectly.

Great signing.

[SkinBasket]

Even if Hawk doesn't get all the picks and FF in the world, his clam presence and smarts allows other to consistently be in a good position thus resulting in those big plays indirectly.

Great signing.

Clam presence? Is that some sort of cunnilingus thang? Because nothing allows others to be in a good position than some preliminary cunnilingus. Hawk is a better team player than I thought he was.

[MJZiggy]

With Hawk putting his house up for sale and some of the comments through the season and suggestion he should be traded to somebody who wants him (early in teh year when he wasn't playing alot). . . . I thought Hawk and his agent would be seeking max dollar. This shows me they're probably not looking for max dollar and the Packers got really fair with him (I'm guessing 7m/year).

IT's a little more than he's worth IMO, but he's a leader, durable and a good player. He's the guy I would most want starting, I just thought UFA was going to get in the way here.

I think you guys put a little too much stock in guys putting their houses up for sale. It doesn't really mean anything. I'm thinking of putting the house up for sale, but it doesn't mean I'm leaving the state or my current job or anything like that. I just want less lawn to mow. I'm willing to bet Hawk's decision had more to do with a certain baby girl...

[pbmax]

many players would have thrown a fit and taken off to find a new team after getting cut to avoid the massive balloon payment at the end of a contract. we see it all the time

its nice to see a player that gets it for a change and didn't badmouth the team when he got cut. he could have made more money by hitting free agency, hell he could have forced the packers to pay him more by hitting free agency, but he didn't

this is a player that wanted to stay in green bay and he went out and proved it

I don't think the cut to avoid the $10 mil was a shock. It was reported that the bonus was to enable a 4 year deal rather than 5, each side knowing it was highly unlikely to be paid. And given he signed the next day, Hawk probably knew they were close. There wasn't much chance to take it personal.

[Freak Out]

Clam presence? Is that some sort of cunnilingus thang? Because nothing allows others to be in a good position than some preliminary cunnilingus. Hawk is a better team player than I thought he was.

Well you do realize.......never mind....my response is best left for the GC.

[bobblehead]

I think I said it all when I said this.

I think my point was made in the rematch. If we had played with a lead.....

[bobblehead]

I think you guys put a little too much stock in guys putting their houses up for sale. It doesn't really mean anything. I'm thinking of putting the house up for sale, but it doesn't mean I'm leaving the state or my current job or anything like that. I just want less lawn to mow. I'm willing to bet Hawk's decision had more to do with a certain baby girl...

Is this somehow tied to Skin's post about cunnilingus?

[Fritz]

Ah, Skin has a way with words. He's a cunning linguist.

[pbmax]

Silverstein has quotes from Hawk's agent that lend credence to Hawk's release being tied to the terms of his new agreement. I bet his salary in 2011 went up by more than 30% to fit the structure the Packers wanted and the numbers Hawk wanted.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/117369533.html

[MJZiggy]

Is this somehow tied to Skin's post about cunnilingus?

No, I'm just pissed that Mad lives on the other end of the country and can't mow my lawn. So now I gotta find a townhouse or something with a lawn I can manage.

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

typed that from my phone on a bus. calm