Pat Lee

Lee signs 1-year deal with the Oakland Raiders

March 22, 2012 By Bill Scott

Pat Lee never did make the impact the Green Bay Packers had hoped for when they selected him in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Yesterday, Lee signed a 1-year free agent deal with the Oakland Raiders.

Lee was hurt by injuries in Green Bay, spending time on injured reserve in each of his first two seasons.

Bush’s deal

The 3-year deal that Jarrett Bush signed with the Green Bay Packers this week is worth $5.25-million, slightly more than his last contract, a 3-year deal worth $4.5-million.

Bush received a $1-million signing bonus.

NFL Free Agency opens today

March 13, 2012 By Bill Scott

The Green Bay Packers have until 3pm today to reach a deal with any of their seven soon-to-be free agents. Without a deal by that deadline, the players will become unrestricted free agents and can negotiate with any other team in the league.

The top two in the Packers free agent class is center Scott Wells and defensive back/special teamer Jarrett Bush.

Packers general manager Ted Thompson has just shy of $7-million in salary cap space and he could be working on a deal to get Wells signed before the deadline.

Besides Wells and Bush, the Packers have five other players set to become free agents later today. They are: QB Matt Flynn, RB Ryan Grant, DE Howard Green, CB Pat Lee and LB Erik Walden.

Ryan Grant’s agent last week said his client will test the market, but the Packers have told him they would like to have him back.