A Scout’s Take on Julius Peppers Signing with the Packers

March 22, 2014   ·   Bob Fox   ·   Jump to comments

I had another opportunity on Friday to talk with scout Chris Landry. One of the things I asked Chris about was the signing last weekend of defensive end Julius Peppers by the Green Bay Packers.
Landry did not pull any punches regarding his evaluation of Peppers and how he will do with the Packers.
I hope he does well for Green Bay's sake. I don't know if he has much left. You wonder if you can get another good year out of him. Maybe he's motivated now. He's got a little bit of money guaranteed. He's certainly a declining player. And the issue is whether he has another year left that can help them (the Packers) out. Looking at him on tape, I was kind of on the side of that he's probably done. But one more (good) year is very possible.
I was a bit surprised with Landry's take about Peppers, but Chris is certainly one of the best evaluators of talent in both college football and the NFL.
ESPN reported that Peppers signed a three-year deal totaling $30 million maximum, ...

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