Jordy Nelson signs extension.

[Brandon494]

JORDY NELSON SIGNS 4 YEAR EXTENSION FOR 39 MILLION!!!

According to Ian Rapaport

[Brandon494]

Pete Dougherty @PeteDougherty · 10m
First look at Reported Nelson contract, agent n reports will say extension averages $9.76 mil ($39 mil for 4 new yrs) but in reality ...

Pete Dougherty @PeteDougherty · 7m
... Have to count this yr too. If '14 base stays same I think it's about $3 mil so he has new 5 yr deal worth 42 mil, or avg of $8.4 mil with only $14.2M guaranteed

[Tony Oday]

Great move

[Pugger]

[PaCkFan_n_MD]

Nelson was the one I was worried about losing. There is no way TT is not going to sign Cobb. So assuming we lock up Cobb, then Nelson, Cobb, Adams, Abbredris, Rodgers, and Janis are are locked up for the next four seasons. Can you imagine if the rookies turn out to be solid players? For the next four seasons all your main pass catchers will be locked up and thats not including Boykin or anyone else you pick up along the way. Now that Nelson is locked up I'm very excited about the potential of the receiving group going forward.

[denverYooper]

He has always been a great pro and top-notch player for Green Bay. He deserves it.

[Guiness]

Great signing of a great player. Early reports that he got more than a quarter ($11.5M) up front, but not worried about that, he's the last guy I see going south after a big contract.

Now get'er done with Cobb. Hopefully he'll come a little cheaper, team should be able to with his injury history and although he's lit it up when healthy, he hasn't put up consistently big numbers because of his injuries.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/07/26/packers-extend-jordy-nelson/

[Fritz]

Pete Dougherty @PeteDougherty · 10m
First look at Reported Nelson contract, agent n reports will say extension averages $9.76 mil ($39 mil for 4 new yrs) but in reality ...

Pete Dougherty @PeteDougherty · 7m
... Have to count this yr too. If '14 base stays same I think it's about $3 mil so he has new 5 yr deal worth 42 mil, or avg of $8.4 mil with only $14.2M guaranteed

seems pretty reasonable. I like it.

[digitaldean]

Agree that getting Nelson re-upped was critical. With Cobb, be interesting to see how they handle it. Do they let him play through the season and see how he stays healthy? Also have to consider how the newly drafted WRs perform. That would give TT added leverage if they were up against the cap.

Want Cobb re-signed, but not at a Jennings-like contract

[red]

Great move

Getting jordy at 8.4 a year is a bargain

Now go give cobb the same offer. I bet he would take a 4 year, 39 million extension. Giveing him an average cap number of just under 8 million a year

Getting both jordy and cobb locked up long term for 16.5 million total a year would be damn fine imo

[denverYooper]

Paul Imig @Paulimig 48m
Jordy Nelson: "I don’t like the word ‘worth’ … Don’t think any of us are worth this money. But it’s your value & the business we’re part of"

[denverYooper]

@ESPNStatsInfo: Only 4 players with 3,000+ Rec Yds & 30+ Rec TD over last 3 seasons: C.Johnson, D.Bryant, J.Graham and Jordy Nelson.

[King Friday]

Jordy and Rodgers have developed a tremendous rapport. Very fair contract for both sides IMO. Jordy has earned every penny...and while he could probably get more on the open market, he would go somewhere with a less talented QB and never be able to make the impact he does in Green Bay. With the Packers, he will remain a threat for years to come.

[pbmax]

I didn't think he would get $10 mil per, but the post about the rapidly rising cap (starting next year) made me think $10 mil per might be the new low level #1 veteran receiver price. So a 4 year deal at less than $10/yr would have made me happy.

That it could be 5 years at less than $9mi/year is just a credit to Nelson and Thompson/Ball. I hope Jordy's family gets coupons for game day refreshments or something.

[run pMc]

Good move. Jordy is worth that IMO.
With all the rookie-contract WRs on the roster, they can probably afford to sign Cobb and not have a disproportionate amount of the cap spent on WRs.