The Facts:
Following up on the
ongoing story. ... Sources familiar with negotiations said Jennings had an offer averaging about $8 million from the Packers before he took a five-year contract from the Minnesota Vikings that averaged about $9 million. He received a $10 million signing bonus and guarantees worth $18 million. According to an NFL source, the New England Patriots offered Jennings a deal averaging $6 million but didn't get very far.
Reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Journal Sentinel staffer Bob McGinn, citing a source with knowledge of the situation, reports that in 2012, when Jennings was near the peak of his powers, talks on a multi-year extension ended when he turned down $11 million per year from the Packers, which was far less than the $15 million that he told the team he was seeking. Then Jennings suffered the second concussion of his career in training camp and sat out 2½ weeks. Returning for the opener, he suffered an abdominal injury, aggravated it in Game 4 and sat out four games before undergoing surgery Nov. 1. Jennings returned in Game 12 and finished the season, but by then he was labeled as an injury risk for having missed 11 of the previous 22 games. Still, the Vikings paid Jennings $45 million in a deal that also included incentives each year for all-pro honors that, if achieved, could drive the total worth to a reported $47.5 million.
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