Nick Perry Re-Signs with Packers: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

March 11, 2016   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

Linebacker Nick Perry has been with the Green Bay Packers throughout his entire career since the franchise drafted him in the first round in 2012, and that will not change in 2016 after Thursday's news.
Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported Perry will return to Green Bay on a one-year deal, adding that it's worth $5 million.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network confirmed Silverstein's report.
This commitment comes after Green Bay declined to pick up the fifth-year option on Perry’s previous deal before the 2015 campaign.
The numbers don’t exactly jump off the page for Perry, as he has always been a rotational piece in Green Bay’s defense, which featured a number of linebackers in 2015, including Clay Matthews, Julius Peppers, Nate Palmer and Jake Ryan. Perry isn’t a bust per se, but he hasn’t quite posted first-round draft-pick numbers:
Still, he was strong in the postseason with 3.5 sacks in two games against the ...

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