I have assumed that Scott Wells would be the starting Center in 06. Apparently I may have been a bit hasty. Thompson said he wants Flanagan back as the starter.
"We've been talking extensively to him," Thompson said. "Whether or not it happens before the start of free agency, we'd like to. But that's part of free agency, too."
Flanagan, 32, didn't play up to his standards last season but part of that was the operation for a sports hernia that cost him two games and portions of several others. The Packers admired Flanagan for his courage and, according to Thompson, aren't trying to low-ball him now. His old deal was worth $10.2 million for five years.
"He does want to come back - under the right conditions," agent Jim Steiner said. "I think they do appreciate him and like him a lot. He's totally healthy - 100%. It's just a matter of coming to terms on a new contract."
"We've been talking extensively to him," Thompson said. "Whether or not it happens before the start of free agency, we'd like to. But that's part of free agency, too."
Flanagan, 32, didn't play up to his standards last season but part of that was the operation for a sports hernia that cost him two games and portions of several others. The Packers admired Flanagan for his courage and, according to Thompson, aren't trying to low-ball him now. His old deal was worth $10.2 million for five years.
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"He does want to come back - under the right conditions," agent Jim Steiner said. "I think they do appreciate him and like him a lot. He's totally healthy - 100%. It's just a matter of coming to terms on a new contract."