Total Packers · Dec 10, 2015
A Couple Practice Squad Guys Were Apparently In Demand
This is certainly not unprecedented, but the Green Bay Packers have given two of their practice squad guys hefty raises this season. In doing so, it’s safe to say that other teams tried to sign guard Matt Rotherham and defensive lineman Christian Ringo away from the Packers.Other teams are fee to poach the practice squad, so long as they place the player they claim on their active roster. That happened to the Packers when the Chicago Bears stole Bruce Gaston back in October.
They were apparently determined not to let it happen again. Thus, they gave Rotherham and Ringo salary increases of about 3.5 times, from $7000 a week to the rookie minimum of $25,588 a week.
