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GRANT, PACKERS TALKING CONTRACT
Packers running back Ryan Grant made a big splash in 2007, emerging as the go-to guy after starting the season a fall-back option. And Grant now wants to be paid accordingly. As an exclusive-rights free agent, Grant is entitled to only $370,000 in 2008. Grant’s agent, Alan Herman, plans to have a conversation with the Packers on [...]
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Green Bay Packers' Ryan Grant Wants More Money, Has No Leverage
FanHouse — ... his only option is not to play at all. Ultimately, I expect Grant to sign a deal with a modest raise, but one that gives him nowhere near as much as a 25-year-old coming off a big season would make on the open market. It's unfair to Grant that just because he wasn't considered a hot prospect coming out of college, he's stuck near the bottom of the wage scale until he's been in the league long enough to be a free agent. But no one said contracts in the NFL are fair. Via PFT.   Permalink | Email this |  ...

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