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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Heatherthepackgirl" data-source="post: 138282" data-attributes="member: 416">By Pete Dougherty<a href="mailto:pdougher@greenbaypressgazette.com">pdougher@greenbaypressgazette.com</a>The Green Bay Packers will be looking to a thin free-agent crop, a possible trade or more likely the draft to find a lead running back to team with Vernand Morency as a one-two halfback tandem.Ahman Green on Sunday agreed to a four-year, $23 million contract with the Houston Texans that includes about $8 million in first-year pay and $12.5 million to $13 million in the first two years, according to a source familiar with the deal.That's above the limit Packers General Manager Ted Thompson was willing to pay Green, and thus the 10th-year pro is headed to the Texans, whose offensive coordinator is former Packers coach Mike Sherman.Green also was negotiating with the Packers and, to a lesser extent, the Denver Broncos until the end, but Thompson was too leery of Green's age (30) and injury history — including a torn quadriceps tendon in 2005 — to make the kind of investment in Green the Texans offered."(Green Bay) is where the majority of my career is at," Green said to reporters in Houston before his deal was announced. "I think, speaking in general with anybody that has been in a situation for a long time, regardless of if it was good or bad, I've been there seven years."Some good, some bad, but regardless of the fact, staying or leaving will be tough. I don't know yet, but, I think for anybody generally speaking, it would be tough to do."When you're a kid and you transfer a school, and that school you have all your buddies, regardless of if it was good times or bad times, it's still a tough time to leave."The Packers will be looking for a No. 1 running back to go along with their No. 2 back, Morency, as well No. 3 Noah Herron and Arliss Beach, who spent his rookie year on the Packers' injured reserve list because of an ankle injury.Among the backs available in free agency is Travis Henry, who was cut over the weekend by Tennessee because he was due an $8.3 million roster bonus. Denver had Henry in for a visit Saturday and Sunday, and had made him its No. 1 target. However, the Packers, along with several other teams, including Oakland and the New York Jets, are believed to be interested in him.Henry, 28, is two years younger than Green and rushed for 1,211 yards and a 4.5-yard average last season. Green had 1,059 yards and a 4.0-yard average last year for the Packers.That suggests Henry is in line for a better contract than Green, and it remains to be seen whether Thompson is willing to pay what Henry's other suitors are offering.There was no indication as of Sunday night that Henry was scheduled to visit the Packers, but they have been in contact with his agent, Hadley Engelhard. The Titans also reportedly are interested in re-signing Henry.If Thompson doesn't sign Henry, he might be inclined to sign a veteran who at least could share work with Morency as a No. 1 so he's not boxed into selecting a No. 1 back high in the draft. Baltimore's Jamal Lewis probably is the best running back available besides Henry but, even at 27, time seems to be catching up to him. He averaged only 3.6 yards a carry while gaining 1,132 yards last season. He's also considering re-signing with the Ravens.Among the other backs available are Chris Brown, Corey Dillon, T.J. Duckett and Correll Buckhalter.</blockquote>

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