The Facts:
Grant gained 1,189 yards and averaged 5.4 yards per carry in the final 12 games of the season (playoffs included), and he did it while making the minimum salary for a first-year player of $310,000. His rights belong to the Packers for two more years before he'll become a restricted free agent, but the Packers might consider rewarding him sooner for outperforming his contract and becoming their primary halfback, perhaps this offseason or sometime during the 2008 season.
Reported by PackerNews.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
If the Packers want, they can tender Grant a one-year contract for 2008 at the second-year minimum of $370,000. His only options would be to sign it or withhold his services in hopes the Packers made a better offer. He'll be in the same position in 2009, when the minimum for a player entering his third season will be $460,000. But Grant was productive enough to perhaps warrant a long-term deal soon. The NFL's salary landscape has changed in the last couple of years, and teams, including the Packers, have taken to extending core players' contracts and giving them raises even when the player has multiple years left on his deal. GM Ted Thompson wouldn't address Grant's contractual status in particular, but he would not rule out signing an exclusive-rights players to long-term deal in general. Based on Grant's solid effort, it certainly seems like a good idea in his case.
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