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How can this be happening and happening in Green Bay, where they are typically very sharp about their payouts to players?

Greg Jennings signed a contract that makes him the second highest paid receiver in the National Football League. He is second only to Larry Fitzgerald.

Hey, Greg Jennings, look at the ball!

You can almost hear the rush to the phones as quite a few NFL receivers are texting their agents to ask for a better deal.

They always think they’re underpaid, and they always wait for that one example – a player they think can’t compare to them on the field – to use as leverage.

Jennings will become that guy for wide receivers throughout the league. He will become the new guy to emulate when it comes to negotiations and contract demands.

Jennings, who is only 25 years old, had solid numbers in 2008 (80 receptions, 1,292 yards, nine TDs),
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Ahh, the NFL money beat goes on. Remember when the Detroit Lions made Cory Redding the highest paid defensive lineman after one good year? Quite a few NFL players benefited from that and quite a few more will benefit from this signing.

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Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers - here is something you probably won’t see this fall

Aaron Rodgers will be the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers.

The real question is if Brett Favre will be the quarterback for anyone besides the backyard barbecue football games with friends and neighbors. If he is, then how can someone like me get an invitation? Can you imagine Brett Favre throwing you the ball in a pickup game? Wow. It would rip the hands right off your arms and you would still be happy.

Anyway, Aaron will be the QB for the Pack.

Greg Jennings commented on Coach McCarthy’s Monday morning speech.

“It was short and sweet: ‘Aaron’s our guy. If Brett comes, we’ll handle it. But right now and for our future, Aaron’s our guy,’” receiver Greg Jennings said, recalling his coach’s words.

“We’re working with (No.) 12 and not (No.) 4. It’s the same as when we worked with Favre. Everybody has to support Aaron. That’s what it’s all about, coming together as a team and moving forward, and that’s what we’re trying to do.”

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The Packer players admit they don’t know which quarterback would give them the best chance of winning.

At least one veteran player, linebacker Nick Barnett, acknowledged the possibility there could be a difference of opinion among players on the issue of which quarterback – Favre or Rodgers – gives the Packers a better chance to win. But Barnett quickly dismissed that as being a problem that could hamper team chemistry.

“I’m sure each particular guy may have their own opinions,” Barnett said. “But right now, it’s about whoever they choose, that’s who we’re going to roll with.”

All we know is that Aaron Rodgers will be taking the snaps once the season begins.

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