Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews has reached an agreement on a contract extension to keep him in Green Bay, according to his Twitter account. The deal will be a five-year extension worth slightly more than $13 million per season, according to Jay Glazer. Matthews now becomes the highest-paid linebacker in the league, passing DeMarcus Ware […]
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Surviving Sunday: Packers News, Notes and Links for the Football Deprived
I love Packers general manager Ted Thompson. Even if he was terrible at his job, which thankfully he isn’t, I would still love him. While a bunch of other teams are out signing free agents that most NFL fans recognize and know, Thompson signs Loyce Means, a cornerback who most recently played in the Canadian […]
Report: Packers, Clay Matthews Getting Close to New Deal
Reports are trickling out that the Packers and Clay Matthews are close to a new deal that will pay the linebacker more than $13 million a year in new money. Matthews is 26 and has 42.5 sacks in four seasons with the Packers. He’s been the Packers best all-around defensive player and is often the […]
Surviving Sunday: Packers News, Notes and Links for the Football Deprived
As I was observing the buzz created this week by the U.S. Supreme Court hearings on gay marriage, I couldn’t help but think about former Packers great Reggie White. Most Packers fan who are old enough probably remember this speech by White in front of the Wisconsin state legislature in March of 1998. White was […]
Matthews, Raji Could Make It Tough To Keep Greg Jennings
When Bob McGinn suggested the Green Bay Packers should trade wide receiver Greg Jennings this year, many fans thought he was nuts despite being one of the most respected voices on the Packers beat. The thinking of many fans, bloggers and beat writers alike was along the lines of, “receivers like Jennings don’t come around […]