The Green Bay Packers will hold their final open OTA session of the 2010 offseason today at Ray Nitschke Field. Practice starts at 11:15 AM with Head Coach Mike McCarthy addressing the media 1:15 PM.
Tuesday, it was reported that DT Johnny Jolly signed his Restricted Free Agent Tender before the NFL deadline. That leaves CB Tramon Williams and S Atari Bigby as the only two not to ink their tenders. They will have salaries at 110% of their 2009 numbers if a deal is not reached.
That difference won’t be huge for Bigby who looks at about a $10k differential. Williams on the other hand is looking at a near $2-million cut. A hold-out could be a possibility if something is not worked out before the July 31st start of training camp.
So now corner becomes a big position to watch the rest of the offseason. Pat Lee is entering his third season after spending a majority of his first two on the IR. Lee sees 2010 as make or break for himself:
AUDIO: Pat Lee facing a make-or-break year in 2010 :08
The final OTA session for the Packers is Thursday. They will then reconvene in Green Bay Monday for mandatory mini-camp.
UPDATE: Greg Bedard of he Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that Tramon Williams has signed his tender.
Pepin says
Man, why isn’t Desmond Bishop used at all. I think that he is a very hard hitter and could strike fear in them would be catchers of them in the middle passes! Why can’t he play on the inside along side Nick Barnette!
Bill Scott says
I would agree with you. Although the knock on Bishop so far is he plays rock solid in training camp, flashes some skill, then it slowly drops off as the preseason goes by. Sometimes they call those practice players. I’m not sure if he’s one of those guys, or just somebody that needs more of a chance. I like his attitude and he keeps his nose clean. I’d like to see him get more of an opportunity.