How Much Does Julius Peppers Have Left to Offer Packers?

March 29, 2014   ·   Zach Kruse   ·   Jump to comments

The Green Bay Packers took a calculated risk when they agreed to a three-year, $26 million deal with 34-year-old defensive end Julius Peppers. 
Determined to get more disruptive and versatile in the front seven, the Packers went the unconventional route and signed a big name during the first week of free agency. When motivated and healthy, Peppers can still be one of the game's most difficult defenders to contain. 
Yet Peppers is also entering his 13th NFL season, and he's coming off one of the least productive years in his decorated career.  
The Chicago Bears deemed him expendable, mostly because of his restrictive cap charge scheduled for 2014 (over $18 million) but also because he didn't give top effort for a defense that finished among the league's worst in several categories last season. An attempt to trade Peppers was unsuccessful before the Bears flat out released him on the first day of free agency. 
Recent history suggests the...

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