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Finley is in the second and final season of the two-year extension he signed in March 2012. His $8.25 million salary qualifies as the second-highest among NFL tight ends, setting up a considerable payday if he has the kind of season the Packers are hoping for. There is no way of knowing whether the Packers will step up financially or if they will allow him to depart via free agency, but one thing was clear this week at mini-camp: Finley has complied with at least one request from the team moving forward. "I think Jermichael looks excellent," HC Mike McCarthy said. "He has put weight back on. He's back where I like to see him, the playing weight that he's playing with. He's stronger. He's playing with more confidence. ... I really like the offseason that Jermichael has put together so far."
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According to ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert, Finley's offseason weight gain was noticeable even to a casual observer at practice this week -- and not in a bad way. After slimming down prior to the 2011 season, hoping to be used more as a receiver than a traditional tight end, Finley has re-packed the bulk onto his 6-5 frame. No one was providing exact figures this week, but my educated guess is that Finley is now much closer to his listed weight of 247 pounds than he has been since 2010, when he was as low as 235 pounds. But to be a long-term fixture at tight end, it's clear that McCarthy and the Packers wanted him closer to where he was in 2009 -- when he still caught 55 passes for 676 yards and five touchdowns.
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