Packers coach Mike McCarthy said recently that the team’s top priority during free agency is to re-sign their own players and they’re practicing what they preach at defensive tackle.
A reports out of Green Bay Monday morning indicated that the team had reached a deal to retain defensive tackle Letroy Guion after Guion started 16 games for them last season. There was also word that they were working to re-sign B.J. Raji, whose biceps injury knocked him out for the season and opened the door for Guion to enter the starting lineup.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media now reports that Raji has agreed to the deal. Per Rapoport, it is a one-year pact worth “roughly $3.5 million” with incentives that can push the total value of the deal to $4 million. Raji signed a one-year, $4 million deal before last season.
That’s more than they were initially reported to be offering for Raji’s return and more than Guion is reportedly making under the terms of his deal, which would suggest he’ll get a shot to reclaim his starting spot. Whoever starts, the two moves shore up Green Bay’s depth up front and leaves the Pack on their stated plan to keep their team together.
