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Beitragvon hongwei28 » Fr 17. Mai 2019, 02:59

The young wideout will officially be back for another go in 2019."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareSharePackers WR Jake Kumerow signs exclusive-rights tender Jermaine Whitehead Jersey White , per reportVincent Carchietta-USA TODAY SportsExclusive-rights free agency is a bit of an afterthought in the NFL. Players with fewer than three accrued seasons of experience have little to no negotiating power under the league’s current collective bargaining agreement, as they remain entirely under team control until their fourth season.Still, it is notable any time a player signs a contract, and that happened today with Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jake Kumerow. Despite entering the NFL in 2015, Kumerow has just one season of experience accrued towards free agency, and with his contract up in 2019, the Packers used an exclusive-rights tender on him for the upcoming season — essentially a one-year contract at the player’s league-minimum salary. For someone with one year of experience, that value is $570,000 in 2019.On Friday, ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reported that Kumerow has signed that tender, locking him in for the upcoming season. The timing of the signing is notable; the Packers begin their offseason workout program on Monday, and without signing the tender, Kumerow may have been unable to participate on day one.The Packers used five tenders on ERFA players in 2019, and Kumerow is the second reported player to sign his, joining offensive lineman Justin McCray. Reggie Gilbert Womens David Bakhtiari Jersey , Lucas Patrick, and Robert Tonyan have yet to sign, and likely will do so before Monday.A player must spend six games on either injured reserve or the 53-man roster in a single season in order to collect an accrued season towards free agency. Kumerow spent the first half of the year on injured reserve in 2018, then played in the Packers’ final five games, hitting those qualifications. He did spend a brief time on IR with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2016, but not long enough to log an accrued season. With free agency fast approaching, some of the top names on the market may come off the board before it begins."The Green Bay Packers need some help on the defensive side of the football. The outside linebacker and safety positions appear to be the team’s biggest needs on defense, and this year’s crop of free agents appears to be an excellent group to help fill those holes.However, franchise and transition tags could throw a wrench into the Packers’ plans.Tuesday, February 19th is the first day that NFL teams are allowed to begin applying the tags to their soon-to-be free agent players, and several names near the tops of most free agent lists are expected to receive a tag of some sort. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the names of several players who his sources think will be tagged, and quite a few are at the two positions mentioned earlier.Click here for a quick primer on the different types of tags that are available.Here’s a look at a few of those names and how that could affect the Packers’ plans for free agency.Edge RushersDeMarcus Lawrence, CowboysIf Lawrence gets a tag this year, that will be two years in a row. A franchise tag would pay Lawrence 120% of his salary from last year; because of his tag amount a year ago, this year’s tag amount would be just under $20.6 million. Is that a reasonable value? Lawrence does have back-to-back years with double-digit sacks and at least 20 hits on the quarterback Kentrell Brice Jersey White , and he also has added six forced fumbles in that time. He is seen as one of the top edge rushers set to hit the market this year, and he would undoubtedly cash in with a huge deal if Dallas allows him to walk.Jadeveon Clowney, TexansWhile Lawrence is primarily a 4-3 defensive end, Clowney plays a hybrid position, lining up in both two- and three-point stances for Houston. That versatility should serve him well on the open market, but Schefter reports that he will likely be tagged as well.After suffering injuries in each of his first two seasons, Clowney has missed just three games in the last three years. He finally seemed to turn it on in that stretch, and he has 18.5 sacks in the past two seasons. He would fit nearly any team, which would make him a highly-sought-after player.Dee Ford, ChiefsFord being on this list is intriguing. He appears to be a great fit in a 3-4 as an outside linebacker, and indeed he had great production in his last two full seasons. He missed ten games in 2017 due to injury, but had 10 and 13 sacks in 2016 and 2018, respectively. However, with Kansas City reportedly moving to more of a 4-3 scheme, he will be asked to rush with his hand in the dirt more often if he returns.For the Packers Womens Josh Jackson Jersey , Ford probably made the most sense as a target out of these three top edge rushers. He has familiarity with the Packers’ coaches, as new outside linebackers coach Mike Smith was his position coach last season in Kansas City. He also has extensive experience in a relatively similar scheme — KC’s recently-fired defensive coordinator, Bob Sutton, coached linebackers for the Jets while Mike Pettine was that team’s defensive coordinator.Frank Clark, SeahawksSeattle appears to be making retaining Clark a priority, and with his play on the edge since being drafted in 2015 it’s not hard to see why. Like Lawrence and Ford, he has two double-digit sack seasons, matching Ford’s numbers in 2016 and 2018 with 10 and 13. He added nine sacks in 2017 as well, and he has just enough positional flexibility to be a consideration for teams that run more 3-4 concepts like Green Bay.However, Clark comes with plenty of off-field baggage, specifically a domestic violence allegation from the fall before his draft year and, in 2017, demeaning tweets towards a writer, Natalie Weiner. Weiner had reported on the allegations against Clark for SB Nation’s Field Gulls site in 2015. For Packers fans who care about such things, Clark being taken off the market should be a positive.SafetyLandon Collins Womens Clay Matthews Jersey , GiantsThe one safety on Schefter’s list is Collins, who burst onto the scene in 2016, his second season. That year, he led the Giants’ defense to a resurgence as a forceful in-the-box safety; his 125 tackles, four sacks, and five interceptions earned him first-team All-Pro honors, and rightfully so.Since then, Collins has been a Pro Bowler twice more, but has not quite lived up to those lofty heights. In fact, 2018 saw him go without an interception, and he broke up just four passes.The question the Packers need to answer this offseason when deciding whether to go after one of the top free agent safeties is if they want a physical box safety like Collins or if a deep cover safety like Earl Thomas will provide a bigger bang for the buck. Personally, I’m very much in favor of Thomas, so a tag for Collins would not bother me in the slightest.
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