Now that that's out of the way: Jordy Nelson is the ****ing man and we should bring him home to play for his childhood favorite NFL team.
He has 1 year left on his contract and then becomes a FA in 2015. It would be so badass to see him come home and tear shit up at one of our greatest positions of need. Hell, if Maclin's knee still works, bring him too.
Dorsey and crew thought enough of JN to draft him in the second round, and the dude is in his prime. Next season will be his 7th year, and if we can somehow pry him away from Green Bay I would love to do so before they extend him.
Thoughts? What is his trade value worth? Or do we wait and see if he hits FA?
According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, a source familiar with the negotiations said Nelson wants a deal “worth at least $10 million per season.”
Nelson’s currently working on the final year of the three-year, $12.6 million deal he signed in 2011, and his $4.2 million per season average is 34th among all receivers.
And since he signed that deal early during the 2011 season, he’s averaged 67 catches, 1,107 yards and 10 touchdowns per season.
With Roddy White cashing in with the Falcons today, the bar was raised again for Nelson, who just turned 29 years old.
The Packers would like to keep Nelson and Randall Cobb (who is also up for free agency after this season), but they might find themselves in a spot where they can afford one or the other, but not both.
Would love to find a way to get him here (his home); not sure how the dollars would work with the Poe, Berry, Houston, Smith, and DJ deals all looming.
Dollars we could free up would be - Succup, Fasano, Hali... who else? [Reply]
Very nice. I think the caps goes up about 10 mil next offseason as well.
We can for Alex and Houston in there for that much.
I'm just nervous that we will have to let one of Poe or Berry go the next year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Very nice. I think the caps goes up about 10 mil next offseason as well.
We can for Alex and Houston in there for that much.
I'm just nervous that we will have to let one of Poe or Berry go the next year.
I wonder if by that time we'll be ready to move on from Bowe and his huge contract? Might come down to him or one of those dudes.
I just don't see us losing either one of those guys. They are ELITE, at positions that are hard to find ELITE players at. [Reply]