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The Green Bay Packers are interested in signing Jermichael Finley to a long-term deal and would rather not use the franchise tag on the tight end, Finley’s agent said Thursday.“We’ve been speaking and they’ve made it clear they would like him to be back there, and Jermichael’s made it clear he would like to be back there,” Blake Baratz said. “Now that the season’s over there’s a little more time to focus on the particulars.”
The two sides had several discussions throughout the season, though there is no immediate time frame on getting a deal done.
The primary issue seems to be finding a number acceptable to both sides for a young player (Finley will be 25 on March 26) who has yet to reach his potential and has an impact on the offense that isn’t measurable by statistics.
Finley (6-foot-5, 247 pounds) along with the New England Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski and the New Orleans Saints’ Jimmy Graham are the new breed of tight end that present mismatch issues for defenses and play more like giant receivers than traditional tight ends.
Finley put up career highs with 55 receptions, 767 yards, 8 touchdowns and 14 catches of 20-plus yards in 2011. He also had 11 drops, according to STATS.
If the sides cannot agree on a long-term deal, the Packers have the option to place the franchise tag on Finley. FootballOutsiders.com predicts the tight end franchise tender to be between $5.416 million and $5.624 million. The transition tender is expected to be in the $4.673 million to $4.852 million range, but the Packers are unlikely to use that option.
Finley’s camp might request being franchised as a receiver since he plays wide and in the slot nearly as much as with his hand on the ground.
“He’s a tight end, but he also plays the (No.) 1 receiver (position) and the No. 2 slot sometimes and plays in the (No.) 1 slot to the three-man side,” coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday. “Those are the type of things when playing in a multiple offense, and we treat all the perimeter players the same, cause it’s about match-ups, they have to play all the positions.”
The receivers’ franchise is predicted to be between $9.443 million and $9.806 million with the transition tag between $8.477 million and $8.802 million.
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Look..this guy has unbelievable talent and a 2 cent head. Snake met him drinking...just a punk...and the tally goes to 2 gals I know he's cheated on his wife with in the past two years. I can handle T.O. in his prime, but at least T.O. was elite on the field. Let him go..Ya..we wanna save the tag for Flynn for a trade for draft picks...bet we sign Finley and he sucks after the money else we'd have locked him up.
The Green Bay Packers are interested in signing Jermichael Finley to a long-term deal and would rather not use the franchise tag on the tight end, Finley’s agent said Thursday.“We’ve been speaking and they’ve made it clear they would like him to be back there, and Jermichael’s made it clear he would like to be back there,” Blake Baratz said. “Now that the season’s over there’s a little more time to focus on the particulars.”
The two sides had several discussions throughout the season, though there is no immediate time frame on getting a deal done.
The primary issue seems to be finding a number acceptable to both sides for a young player (Finley will be 25 on March 26) who has yet to reach his potential and has an impact on the offense that isn’t measurable by statistics.
Finley (6-foot-5, 247 pounds) along with the New England Patriots’ Rob Gronkowski and the New Orleans Saints’ Jimmy Graham are the new breed of tight end that present mismatch issues for defenses and play more like giant receivers than traditional tight ends.
Finley put up career highs with 55 receptions, 767 yards, 8 touchdowns and 14 catches of 20-plus yards in 2011. He also had 11 drops, according to STATS.
If the sides cannot agree on a long-term deal, the Packers have the option to place the franchise tag on Finley. FootballOutsiders.com predicts the tight end franchise tender to be between $5.416 million and $5.624 million. The transition tender is expected to be in the $4.673 million to $4.852 million range, but the Packers are unlikely to use that option.
Finley’s camp might request being franchised as a receiver since he plays wide and in the slot nearly as much as with his hand on the ground.
“He’s a tight end, but he also plays the (No.) 1 receiver (position) and the No. 2 slot sometimes and plays in the (No.) 1 slot to the three-man side,” coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday. “Those are the type of things when playing in a multiple offense, and we treat all the perimeter players the same, cause it’s about match-ups, they have to play all the positions.”
The receivers’ franchise is predicted to be between $9.443 million and $9.806 million with the transition tag between $8.477 million and $8.802 million.
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Look..this guy has unbelievable talent and a 2 cent head. Snake met him drinking...just a punk...and the tally goes to 2 gals I know he's cheated on his wife with in the past two years. I can handle T.O. in his prime, but at least T.O. was elite on the field. Let him go..Ya..we wanna save the tag for Flynn for a trade for draft picks...bet we sign Finley and he sucks after the money else we'd have locked him up.
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