What Julius Peppers Signing Means for Green Bay Packers

March 15, 2014   ·   Matt Stein   ·   Jump to comments

The Green Bay Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers will no longer have to live in fear of defensive end Julius Peppers on game days for the 2014 season. That's because Peppers is the newest member of the Packers.
Green Bay and Peppers agreed to a three-year deal, according to Josina Anderson of ESPN:
This was the first big free-agent signing for the Packers this offseason, and it's one of the more surprising signings that we've seen in free agency.
For starters, the Packers did a great job of signing Peppers to an incentive-heavy contract. The maximum amount of money Peppers could make over the three years is $30 million. However, he's only guaranteed $7.5 million, according to Anderson:
Considering Peppers was going to account for nearly $18 million with the Chicago Bears in the upcoming season, according to Spotrac.com, the fact that he'll only count $8.5 million against the Packers cap is a great move by Green Bay.
The potential benefits of Pepper...

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