Chillar gets 4 year, $21M contract extention.

[CM_Awesome]

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Mike McCarthy On Chillar's extension: Think it's great for Brandon and the Packers. "It's definitely well-deserved." Good player, high-character individual. Flexibility, versatility are key. Been playing outstanding on special teams. "You cannot have enough good players. I think that's shown every single year." Trying to do best they can to keep as many good football players as possible.

 

[NYPacker]

My faith in TT is continually dropping. Chillar is not a bad player but he has never served a better purpose than a backup. 5-6 mil a yr is absolutely too much and i think either collins or pickett deserved this kind of deal rather than chillar.

 

[CM_Awesome]

My faith in TT is continually dropping. Chillar is not a bad player but he has never served a better purpose than a backup. 7 mil a yr is absolutely too much and i think either collins or pickett deserved this kind of deal rather than chillar.

I think we should get a deal done with Collins first. Here's more details I got from ESPN...

When he was a free agent, linebacker Brandon Chillar had to be talked into going to Green Bay. Now he doesn't want to leave.

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With his contract set to expire after this season, Chillar signed a four-year, $21 million contract extension with the Packers that includes $7 million in guaranteed money.
Chillar's deal is rare in that, these days, teams have proceeded cautiously in terms of signing players to long-term contracts with the league's uncertain financial future ahead.
Chillar has started four games this season and has been a dependable contributor on Green Bay's special teams.

 

[CM_Awesome]

So only 7 million is gauranteed, I still feel like we paid too much though.

 

[CM_Awesome]

So only 7 million is gauranteed, I still feel like we paid too much though.

I've been reading comments on ESPN, and I think I might change my mind now, lol. It's only 7 million gauranteed so for him to earn 21 million he will have to play like a pro bowler, why not encourage him to do so? I also read that Chillar may be a replacement for Kampman (Though I prefer Jones).

 

[NYPacker]

I agree that his garaunteed money isn't all that here are two things that bother me:
1. Chillar was very injury prone back when he was with the Rams and that's why they cut him. I would like to see how he stands playing a full season for the Pack. I just hope he doesn't end up like justin harrell sitting on the sidelines while collecting his paycheck.
2. That Rams game where he got burned for 2 TD's still bothers me. Although he is better than kampman in coverage, how much better are we exactly talking about?

 

[Green_Bay_Packers]

I've been reading comments on ESPN, and I think I might change my mind now, lol. It's only 7 million gauranteed so for him to earn 21 million he will have to play like a pro bowler, why not encourage him to do so? I also read that Chillar may be a replacement for Kampman (Though I prefer Jones).

He gets 7 million but he will have to work hard earn all of that 21 million, sounds fair to me

 

[Ted's Zombie Army]

He was a better fit in last year's defense. Like Kampman, he doesn't have the great quickness to drop back in coverage. But I still like the guy. He's an overachiever like Kampman and has a nose for the football. He might come around to finding his niche in this scheme yet.

 

[Hauschild]

He gets 7 million but he will have to work hard earn all of that 21 million, sounds fair to me

You guys look at guaranteed money a little differently than I do. Is it more reasonable to assume he will make closer to 7 million over 4 years or closer to 21 million over four years?

It appears some of you guys think the guaranteed portion of a contract is, essentially, all the player will really end up making which is not the case.

Having said that, I don't think it was wrong to offer him an extension. Quality guys ARE hard to find.

 

[NYPacker]

I doubt we are going to resign any guys after this. We just spent a third of the salary cap and it's hard to imagine how much more we can spare after dishing out this much.