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Just a day after handing out a to wide receiver that made him one of the highest-paid receivers LeBron James Jersey in the league, the are paying another key piece of their offense. According to multiple reports, the Packers are extending the contract of center .Piecing together the reports, it appears Linsley will have three additional years added to his contract, with $25.5 million in new money and a nearly $10 million signing bonus. Three-year extension for Packers C Corey Linsley for $25.5m, source says. Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) Almost $10M to sign for Linsley Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) Linsley's deal is for three years, with an average of $8.5 million in new money, per a source. We'll see how the whole thing breaks down, but that's in line with what reported ($25.5M total) Rob Demovsky Rajon Rondo Jersey (@RobDemovsky) Such a deal pushes Linsley inside the top-10 highest-paid centers in football in terms of the average annual value of his contract.PLAYERAAV$10,637,500 $10,340,600 $9,400,010 $9 Quinn Cook Jersey ,000,000 $9,000,000 $8,950,000 $8,900,000 $8,827,325 Corey Linsley$8,500,000 $8,375,000 The Packers will still have plenty of room on their books to re-sign key free agents like and , and they could go out on the free-agent market to sign an impact player or two as well, though general manager Ted Thompson has been reluctant to do so in the past. And this year's experience with may sour the Packers on the idea of bringing in a highly- Montrezl Harrell Jersey paid player from outside the organization. They can also create even more cap room ($9.5 million) by cutting ties with , who is set to count against the cap for $12.75 million next season but carries a dead-money charge of only Elgin Baylor Jersey $3.25 million. With Linsley getting three years added to his deal, the Packers now have four of their five offensive-line starters signed through at least 2019, which is coincidentally the final year of ' current contract. Right tackle deal runs out after that season, while left tackle and guard have deals that run through 2020. |
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发表于 2023-4-10 17:24:47