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Jenkins Would Have Taken Less To Stay In Green Bay

Monty McMahon by Monty McMahon
May 5, 2011
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Cullen Jenkins
Jenkins wanted to stay, the Packers didn't feel the same.

It’s now a foregone conclusion defensive end [intlink id=”163″ type=”category”]Cullen Jenkins[/intlink], who will be a free agent when the lockout ends, has played his last game for the Green Bay Packers.

General manager [intlink id=”20″ type=”category”]Ted Thompson[/intlink] made no effort to sign Jenkins to a contract extension, even when Jenkins’ agent approached the team before the start of the 2010 season. On Wednesday, Jenkins, who had a career-high seven sacks in 2010, revealed he would have taken less money to remain in Green Bay.

“Heading into last year, I’ve always been up there and always been a Packer, and I wanted to stay a Packer,” Jenkins said. “So we approached the team and wanted to get some type of security, some type of longer-term deal before the season so I would know I would be there. It wasn’t about money, it was about security, about trying to see if we could work something out.”

Asked directly if he’d have taken less money to stay, Jenkins replied, “Yeah. That was the thought then. I knew in going to them, I know Green Bay, I know the market, I know how they handle business, and the thought was if we could get something reasonable worked out, I knew I would take less than what I could’ve gotten in free agency. But they never approached me with anything and never got any type of negotiations going. It’s just how the business is. They had a lot of younger guys and felt they could move forward in that direction.”

Jenkins’ age and injury history are the biggest factors in the Packers’ decision to move on. The defensive end is now 30 and has missed 17 games over the last three seasons.

The Packers will move forward with a defensive line that currently features veterans [intlink id=”252″ type=”category”]Ryan Pickett[/intlink] and [intlink id=”1337″ type=”category”]Howard Green[/intlink], youngsters [intlink id=”473″ type=”category”]B.J. Raji[/intlink], [intlink id=”1042″ type=”category”]C.J. Wilson[/intlink], Jarius Wynn and [intlink id=”1033″ type=”category”]Mike Neal[/intlink], rookie [intlink id=”1628″ type=”category”]Lawrence Guy[/intlink] and first-round bust [intlink id=”100″ type=”category”]Justin Harrell[/intlink].

Neal, who went on injured reserve after only two games in 2010, is the leading candidate to replace Jenkins in the starting lineup.

Jenkins, meanwhile, will not be without suitors and he may not have to move far from Green Bay. The Chicago Bears are keen to steal the 300-pounder away from their division rivals.

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Comments 17

  1. Avatar for Nick Larson Nick Larson says:
    12 years ago

    Its always hard to see a player like him go.

  2. Avatar for Chas Chas says:
    12 years ago

    We only hear the players standpoint in contracts. What kind of communication does TT or the Packers managment have with players. If they are not going to sign them do they let them know? It seems these issues are one sided, not a peep from management unless they want to sign.

  3. Avatar for PackerFanInFL PackerFanInFL says:
    12 years ago

    2011 will be the year of Justin Harrell…hahaha

  4. Avatar for RodgerDat RodgerDat says:
    12 years ago

    Mike Neal is gonna be a beast

    • Avatar for Vijay Vijay says:
      12 years ago

      A year later…Mike Neal is not a beast. Mistake letting Cullen go and the entire fan base knew it.

  5. Avatar for Xavier Xavier says:
    12 years ago

    If we could of got him for less money i dont know why we didnt.

  6. Avatar for iltarion iltarion says:
    12 years ago

    Jenkins mentioned “security” as his main concern. Everyone should understand that “security” means one of two things: longterm contract or big signing bonus. The Packers were never interested in giving either for obvious reasons. I’m sure Chicago or whoever will sign the guy for 5 or 6 years to spread out the signing bonus. Given his injury history, there is no reason to think this guy will be productive for anything beyond the next 2 or 3 seasons.

  7. Avatar for Taryn Taryn says:
    12 years ago

    It’s a fans favorite thing to hear”I’d take less” and allows them to bash management.
    I feel sure that if Jenkins and his agent said those words to TT,the deal would have been inked already.
    On the other side,if TT does sign him and injuries persist or production drops drastically,you’ll all scream for TT’s head for signing an older/injury prone player instead of going with the youth.

  8. Avatar for Thomas Wiss Thomas Wiss says:
    12 years ago

    This is going to be a Major mistake if he is not signed!!!

  9. Avatar for Randy R Randy R says:
    12 years ago

    Chas, you only hear one side, because the Packers NEVER comment on player negotiations. Where have you been son?

  10. Avatar for Gary Gary says:
    12 years ago

    Came in as FA and just got better every year, probably sign a big contract next year and end up on IR by mid season, hopefully with the Beers. If you can’t play you can’t stay

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