RB Ryan Grant, Packers Agree to Contract Extension

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>One of the Green Bay Packers' most explosive offensive weapons has returned to the team.

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    Create A League Today!No, it's not that one. FOXSports.com has learned that the team has agreed to a contract extension with absent running back Ryan Grant.

    Agent Alan Herman said Grant has agreed to a four-year deal that could be worth up to $30 million, with much of the money coming in performance-based escalators. Grant will make $4.25 million this season.

    Grant exploded onto the scene last year with 956 yards on 188 carries and eight touchdowns in 15 games.

    Grant, 26, has yet to show up to training camp, and he was seeking a substantial raise to be the featured back in the Packers offense.

    Grant is an exclusive-rights free agent but refused to sign his tender offer from the team in hopes of working out a long-term deal.

    "We never approached this with the idea of breaking the bank and treating it as an unrestricted situation, because it isn't," Herman said.

    Grant and Herman plan to be in Green Bay on Sunday to review and sign the contract. Grant could report to camp in time for Sunday's "Family Night" scrimmage at Lambeau Field, although it is unclear whether he would practice right away.

    Grant, acquired by the Packers in a trade with the New York Giants just before the start of last season, became the starter in the second half of the season and rushed for 956 yards and eight touchdowns. He added 201 yards and three touchdowns in Green Bay's playoff victory over Seattle.

    Grant participated in the Packers' offseason workout program but sat out offseason practices because he didn't have a deal in place.</div>

    http://nmsn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8406976

    Good move by Green Bay, as Grant does fit their system very well and will alleviate pressure for Rodgers if/when its his turn.
     

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