ESPN.com - NFL - Packers ink star linebacker Barnett to extension
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Financial details of the extension were not yet available, but it is likely the guarantees in the new deal total at least $10 million. The extension culminates months of discussions between the two sides, with the negotiations having been ratcheted up in recent days.
Without the extension, Barnett, the team's first-round choice in the 2003 draft, would have been set to enter the final year of his rookie contract, with a scheduled base salary of $1.95 million. Had he played out the original contract, Barnett, 25, would have been eligible for unrestricted free agency next spring and would have been one of the most coveted players in the market.
Barnett acknowledged earlier in the offseason that he wrestled with the notion of just playing under his current contract and testing free agency but conceded his priority was to remain with the Packers organization.
Financial details of the extension were not yet available, but it is likely the guarantees in the new deal total at least $10 million. The extension culminates months of discussions between the two sides, with the negotiations having been ratcheted up in recent days.
Without the extension, Barnett, the team's first-round choice in the 2003 draft, would have been set to enter the final year of his rookie contract, with a scheduled base salary of $1.95 million. Had he played out the original contract, Barnett, 25, would have been eligible for unrestricted free agency next spring and would have been one of the most coveted players in the market.
Barnett acknowledged earlier in the offseason that he wrestled with the notion of just playing under his current contract and testing free agency but conceded his priority was to remain with the Packers organization.
Barnett agrees to a 6 year extension
Barnett agrees to a 6 year extension
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