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Focused on this season and not wanting to create a distraction for himself or the team, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings said he would prefer to wait until after the season to address his contract.
packers.com - 10/31/2008
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Packers Story: The Green Bay Packers have signed
QB Aaron Rodgers to a long-term contract extension through...
the 2014 season. Ted Thompson, Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations, announced the signing Friday. ...
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Packers Sign QB Rodgers To Long-Term Contract Extension
jsonline.com - 10/31/2008
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Flush with almost a $20 million surplus beneath
the National Football League salary cap, the Green Bay...
Packers used up a sizable chunk of it Friday by signing QB Aaron Rodgers to a five-year extension through the 2014 season.
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Rodgers rewarded with extension
jsonline.com - 11/4/2008
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It was the mental mistakes that McCarthy harped
on Monday, In particular, decision-making deep in the opponents'...
territory where the Packers scored just one touchdown in four chances. "We had a number of minus decisions down there," McCarthy said. Our ...
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NO NEW DEAL FOR JENNINGS
ProFootballTalk.com —
One of the best receivers in the NFL won’t be signing a new contract during the 2008 season. Greg Jennings of the Packers says that he would like to wait until after the season to redo his deal, which expires following the 2009 campaign.“ I don’t want to be a distraction ,” Jennings said, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel . “I’m not trying to make a big deal out of anything that would take away from the team. I don’t want to do any of that. If there is something going on, I don’t even want to know about it.” Monday is the last day that teams can apply 2008 salary ...
Black and Blue all over: No deal for Jennings
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog —
... But at least one of those players, receiver Greg Jennings, isn't interested in completing an in-season agreement. Jennings told Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he wants no distractions at such a critical point in the season. ...
Jennings To Hold Off On New Deal
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors —
Jennings To Hold Off On New Deal From Tom Silverstein of The Journal Sentinel : Green Bay - Focused on this season and not wanting to create a distraction for himself or the team, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings said he would prefer to wait until after the season to address his contract. Jennings and quarterback Aaron Rodgers are two players the Packers have targeted for contract extensions, even though their deals aren’t scheduled to expire until after the 2009 season. Monday is the deadline for National Football League teams to apply any increase in a ...
Greg Jennings Needs a New Contract
Every Morning Quarterback —
... of anything that would take away from the team. I don’t want to do any of that. If there is something going on, I don’t even want to know about it.”
What a class act, especially considering that Greg (statistically) is one of the best receivers in the NFL right now (second in receiving yards and tied for 16th in receptions). All that while making a base salary of $445,000 this year. Give that man a new contract. But do it quietly.
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Photo: Newscom
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Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 10/31/2008
The Green Bay Packers signed first-year starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers to a contract extension through the 2014 season on Friday. Rodgers was the Packers' first-round pick in 2005 but didn't get his shot at starting until Brett Favre retired in ...