In Packers news tonight, the Green Bay Packers were extremely active in the 2014 NFL Draft when it comes to the wide receiving corps - drafting three potential additions to their depth at the position.
Seeing that the Packers are preparing now for the future of the wideout situation has many wondering whether this means the end is near for either Jordy Nelson or Randall Cobb as a Packer. FanSided's Ray Rivard addressed this in a recent article:
Every Packers fan wants the team to re-sign both of these players and to do it now. After all, the Packers still have around $15 million in salary cap room. Even after the team signs all of its draft choices and free agents, there will still be around $12 million in the kitty.
But in this day and age of huge salaries and signing bonuses, that could be sucked up quickly. And don’t think that the agents for both Nelson and Cobb didn’t watch closely as Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall re-signed for around $10 million per year. He set the bar pretty high.
It is perhaps unfeasible to expect that $12 million will be enough to begin the process of locking down both Nelson and Cobb. However, as long as Aaron Rodgers is healthy, don't count out the draw of playing wide receiver for the Packers when it comes to negotiations down the road.
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