Davante Adams will return.
The Green Bay Packers’ No. 1 receiver has reportedly signed a new multi-year extension. The extension will pay Adams $14.5 million annually in new money.
That’s gettin’ paid, homey!
#Packers are signing WR Davante Adams to a 4-year extension worth $58M, source says. $18M to sign. $32M in the first 2 years.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 29, 2017
While that’s great for Adams, it probably doesn’t bode well for Jordy Nelson or Randall Cobb or both. Both Cobb and Nelson will count for more than $12 million against the 2018 salary cap. Both will be in the final year of their deals.
In other words, both can be released with not much consequence.
It is extremely hard to see the Packers keeping all three guys around, unless Nelson or Cobb were willing to take a pay cut. You can’t have that much tied up in receivers.
Adams will lead the Packers in all receiving categories this season despite missing three games with concussions. Adams has 74 receptions for 885 yards and 10 touchdowns.
And yes, I did say concussions in the plural. So hopefully this doesn’t turn into another Sam Shields situation.
Clearly, this has been in the works for a while.
#Packers WR Davante Adams (@tae15adams) couldn’t discuss his contract extension with reporters because he’s still in the concussion protocol. But here’s what Adams said in a live stream on his mobile app Friday afternoon: pic.twitter.com/PTL5qN6LYU
— Michael Cohen (@Michael_Cohen13) December 29, 2017