Stephen A. Smith is more focused on the ability of Rodgers to win another championship than the new deal he has with the Packers. There is a time and a place for it.
The Green Bay Packers placed the franchise tag on All-Pro receiver Davante Adams, and it looks like he's going to be with the team next season.
The Packers tagged their star wide receiver just hours before the deadline, according to sources.
Adams was going to be a free agent on March 16 and the Packers were going to tag him. This allows the Packers to continue negotiations on a long-term deal but also allow them to retain Adams via the tag. The Packers already have a high salary cap as soon as free agency begins, so they will count on the franchise-tag total of about $20.1 million for Adams.
The Packers were over their projected cap without Adams, so they will try to get him to sign a long-term deal, which will lower his cap number.
The franchise tag total represents a 20% increase over Adams' original $18 million signing bonus, which includes base salary, roster bonuses and the prorated portion of his original signing bonus from when he signed his last contract. He was the 17th highest paid receiver last season with a contract that averaged $14.5 million.
It would be difficult for the Packers to absorb on their salary cap if Adams played for the franchise-tag number.
Adams was asked about the possibility of being tagged late last season, but he wasn't sure how to answer. We will cross that bridge when we get to it. I will just say that. I like to be professional.
The Packers record for most career touchdown by a quarterback-receiver combination is held by Rodgers and Adams with 68.
Adams made no secret of his desire to be the highest-paid receiver. The sides couldn't agree on what the highest-paid receiver was. Adams and his agent think the standard is $28.25 million per year, which is the same as the average contract for a receiver.
The Packers believe that the average is closer to $20 million per year, given that his most recent deal was an extension to his previous contract. Over the next two years, the money was added.
Brian Gutekunst, the general manager of the Packers, explained his viewpoint last summer: "It's how you interpret what the highest receiver in the National Football League is getting paid, you know what I mean?"
Adams set a Packers single-season record for reception and receiving yards. He became the sixth player in NFL history with 120-plus catches, 1,500-plus yards and 11-plus touchdown catches in the same season. He is the only player in the history of the league to have three seasons with at least 120 catches, 1,350 receiving yards and 11 receiving touchdown.
The deadline is Tuesday at 4 p.m. The franchise tag is being used.
The Packers haven't used Adams since 2010
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