Packers lineman not happy with his situation Brad Biggs
There continues to be noise that Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Daryn Colledge is unhappy with his second-round tender, and now his agent has told the Green Bay Press-Gazette that Colledge may skip part or all of the voluntary offseason program.
The Packers kick things off on Monday and wrap up with the mandatory minicamp June 21-23, by which time the Colledge situation will likely have resolved itself, at least to a degree.
Colledge is unhappy he does not have a longterm contract, and is also upset he didn’t get a higher tender from the Packers, who will have to pay him $1.759 million this season at the second-round level. He’s hardly the most pressing issue for the organization, which needs to find a way to come to terms with Pro Bowl safety Nick Collins.
“That’s the only thing you have to try to make the team talk to you or deal with you, is to withhold services for a while,” Colledge’s agent Jeff Sperbeck told Daugherty. “You can go sign it and do it and hope something gets worked out. We had a nice conversation (with the Packers) at the (NFL scouting) combine, so we’ll see what comes of it.”
As things stand right now, Green Bay figures to have Colledge and Jason Spitz, also tendered as a restricted free agent at the second round level, compete for the starting left guard job. And here is what Colledge hasn’t addressed: He didn’t play well in 2009, certainly not well enough to give the club the confidence to throw big money at him. That’s why he finds himself in this situation.
RFA’s have until April 15 to sign offer sheets from other clubs. As Daugherty points out, June 15 is the day which clubs can reduce the tender offers made to players to 110 percent of their 2009 salary, a move than would mean a pay cut of more than $1.1 million for Colledge.
The public posturing cannot be going over well with the Packers, either, unless it is designed to help spark a trade.
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Can we trade him to Tampa Bay for a Twinkie and some used shoulder pads? He knows Spitz will kick his tattooed butt and he wants out.
One can make a good argument that a second tender was too high. If GB nabs a few o-ineman in the draft Colledge is as good as gone now, and he'll make considerably less than the 1.7 he is scheduled to make.
Dumb move Mr Diva....
His talent level does not match his ego
He is lucky to have a 2nd round tender
Few Packer fans would be sad to see him move on.
If his agent is behind this, he's a tool
Is this wimp serious? Trade him for a case of Leinie's, Ted!
This is the way you make the organization like you?
You've got to be kidding me, especially with what all Packer fans remembered happened in OT against the Cards, holding penalty, number 73.
The guy concentrates more about making weekly video reports with teammates rather than consentrating about the next opponent he's going to have his ass kicked by the following week.
He's living in a world ,2-3 years ago, when he was ticketed for the Pro Bowl.
The coaching staff has to take of the warm cozy attitude they've built up around this guy and read him the riot act. Start acting like a 5th year veteran on a Super Bowl contending club, or take your tattooes and pre-madonna attitude back to Alaska and see what kind of salary you get fishing or hunting Polar bears.
Yah, that will land you a new big contract in Green Bay.
Who cares. Let him sit, they will put a blocking dummy up in his place. This guy is useless, how does he possibly think he is worth more than 1.7 mil?
Idea: Trade him to an NFL Europe team.
It's no longer around?
Perfect.
This guy has talked his whole career like he is the best offensive linemen in the league.
He might be the worst tackle in the league, and is among the worst at guard.
Is there anyway we can get Minnesota to sign him to a crazy poison pill filled offer sheet?
Is there anyway we can get Minnesota to sign him to a crazy poison pill filled offer sheet?
And if he's as GREAT as he thinks he is, why wouldn't a team sign him, with ONLY a 2nd round tender?
On second thought, why don't you take the entire season off? You've earned it!
whoa!!! He does have a good lookin wife. And, he's highly impressed with mediocrity
The only thing the Vikings are in a hurry to do is become the leagues biggest disappointment next year.
Mar 11, 2010
10:59 AM
He was a key part in almost giving Jared Allen DPOY award, he should be happy he a has a job in the NFL.