As an exclusive rights player, Green Bay Packers re-signed safety Atari Bigby to a one-year deal; Bigby, whose tender from the Packers is $445,000, was a starting safety last year and played progressively better – especially near the end of the season. According to Bigby’s agent, Jack Bechta, he thinks that Bigby and the team [...]
Two of the Green Bay Packers’ “exclusive-rights” players – tight end Tory Humphrey and fullback John Kuhn – were signed this week, according to the NFL’s internal transaction wire; Humphrey, a 3rd year pro, is a backup tight end. He spent all of last season on the shelf because of a broken bone in his [...]
The Pack has come to terms with free agent linebacker Brandon Chillar, who is leaving the Rams to come to Green Bay. The Rams, Pack and Cardinals were all in the mix for Chillar, who signs a two-year deal worth $5.2 million. Incentives in the deal could have him making just over $6 mil per [...]
In a rather no-brainer move, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is reporting that the Packers will be retiring Brett Favre’s #4 jersey sometime in the 2008 season. The deal will probably come down during some Packer prime-time game, either on a Monday night, Sunday night, or later in the season on a Saturday. The paper reports that [...]
The Jets have signed former Packer TE Bubba Franks to a one-year deal worth a reported $1.65 million. The New York Daily News reported on Sunday that the sides were close as Franks was visiting the team over the weekend. Franks is a three-time Pro Bowl TE, but his last few seasons have been derailed [...]
Packers’ cornerback Frank Walker has decided to fly the coop in Green Bay and play for the Baltimore Ravens next season. The Packers negotiated with Walker as late as Thursday morning. Walker reached a more lucrative deal with Baltimore on Thursday afternoon. Walker will be in Baltimore today for a physical exam. The Packers have [...]
Linebacker Nick Barnett has cut a plea deal in connection with an incident at an Appleton nightclub last summer. If Barnett avoids arrest, completes an anger management course and forfeits $500, a pair of disorderly conduct charges will be dropped. If he doesn’t meet the terms of the agreement, Barnett will be brought back for [...]
The Packers got a visit Tuesday from quarterback Quinn Gray, an unrestricted free agent out of Jacksonville. Last season , Gray started four games in place of the injured David Garrard. Gray was also scheduled to visit the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday. The Raiders are also in need of a backup quarterback. The Packers bowed [...]
The Packers have signed long snapper Thomas Gafford. That likely signals the end of Rob Davis’ 11 run with the team. Gafford was signed by the Packers in 2006 but lost out to Davis in the final cutdown. Now, he’s getting another chance.
