Jennings Deal Almost Done. So Who\’s Next?

Obviously, this is great news.

Much is being made about the possibility of Jennings becoming the second highest paid wide receiver in the league. That may seem surprising until you realize that currently numbers two and three on that list belong to Antonio Bryant (via his franchise tag) or T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Armed with that fact, Jennings coming in behind Larry Fitzgerald makes perfect sense. Naturally, the contract will seem quite different when the actual numbers make their way out into the light of day. But at first blush, the Packers have done right both by Jennings and by the club. (Of course, only in Packer Fandom could news this good be  turned into a reason to rip Ted Thompson. Go look at the comment section in the second link above. Just who the hell are these people? Thompson gets untold amounts of grief for never spending any money, and then when he signs arguably the best player on the roster to a contract extension, all these so called fans can summon is bile. The mind boggles…)

Now, of course, comes the next question for Ted Thompson and the Packers. Who’s next?

Obviously, the obvious answer would be Nick Collins. But for some reason, I don’t think we’ll see any movement on Collins’ contract any time soon. Both he and Kampman need to show how they fit into the new scheme before Thompson starts thinking about extending their deals. I would look for some second-tier players such as Daryn Colledge or Will Blackmon to get looked at before either Kampman’s or Collins’ contracts are addressed.