Maybe the Steelers will sign Finley
Packers need a long-term answer at TE, and that's not Finley. Time for the team to move on.
Gee....I wonder if that's why they drafted a TE in the 3rd round & signed Lyerla?
Younger, cheaper and a no twitter clause.
Good article here
IMO, Finley does not want to play anymore and this has been a good faith attempt to show the insurance company they need to pay him in full.
It get's interesting if NE offers him 2 years at $7 million per. He pretty much has to accept it depending on the guaranteed portion.
Originally Posted by GBFanForLife:
Younger, cheaper and a no twitter clause.
I think you've forgotten about Colt's Twitter history.
That was part of a conspiracy theory to make Colt look bad. 
YOTTO speaks:
@JermichaelF88: #Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said today that "the door hasn't closed" on @JermichaelF88 on working with them again.” U Heard The MAN!
@JermichaelF88: #Packers head coach Mike McCarthy said today that "the door hasn't closed" on @JermichaelF88 on working with them again.” U Heard The MAN!
The door is closed. There is a broomstick wedged against the doorknob and furniture is piled up against it.
2 guys named Richard and Colt may shut the door for him.
Younger, cheaper, and healthy. 3 things Finley ain't.
Perhaps there's an opening in the Public Relations media division.
2014 Steelers Free Agency: Early talks with Jermichael Finley included a contract offer
Analyzing what the Steelers' reported interest in free agent tight end Jermichael Finley means to the team, it's clear they want to add a big and fast receiving option.
USA Today reporter Tom Pelissero reported Monday night the Steelers and free agent tight end Jermichael Finley kicked around some numbers regarding a contract for at least the 2014 season.
What does that mean for the Steelers?
They're bargain-hunting, to be sure, but the value of a bigger (6-foot-4) and strong receiver can't be overestimated, particularly within an offense that lacks a big and experienced receiver outside their current tight ends.
And Finley probably isn't fairly called a tight end anyway. Think of him as a supersized slot receiver who can catch balls in traffic and in the best place of all, the end zone.
Finley has an insurance policy that would pay him $10 million if he doesn't play in the first four games of the season, but all signs point to him wanting to play for another few years.
The fact he hasn't yet signed with the Steelers only indicates he's waiting on a better offer, but the Steelers have clearly thrown their hat in Finley's ring.
Hard to fathom that the Steelers made Finley an actual contract offer when GB has yet to clear him, Seahags failed him on his physical, and the Patriots also took a pass based on the current status of his neck injury.
Not saying Finley won't be cleared at some point, but this story doesn't add up.
Throw a contract at 2014 Jermichael Finely.
Drop Eddie Lacy off your draft board because of injury concerns.
Proving once again you can't win a Super Bowl in July. But you can go a long way towards losing one.
The Steelers aren't the same steelers anymore. Meaning their front office isn't performing like they used to.
This smells like either Finley himself or his agent are in hopes to get GB to or another team to
and get into some bidding war. My guess is Finley also didn't like what he heard in OTA's about Rodgers and Colt either. At this point with TC so close, he's probably getting nervous so then this story is leaked.
I just find it hard to believe the Steelers dial up Finley and throw contract numbers at him via phone.
Finley is collecting on that $10 million. After that it's anybody guess.
Even if the Pack signs him to a 1 year deal, he'll be placed on PUP to start the year at a minimum.
Even if the Pack signs him to a 1 year deal, he'll be placed on PUP to start the year at a minimum.
The impression I got from reading the Pelissero piece was that there was some loose talk about contract numbers, but not much more than that. To say a contract offer has been made strikes me as some pretty sloppy reporting.
Originally Posted by packerboi:
This smells like either Finley himself or his agent are in hopes to get GB to or another team to
and get into some bidding war. My guess is Finley also didn't like what he heard in OTA's about Rodgers and Colt either. At this point with TC so close, he's probably getting nervous so then this story is leaked.
I just find it hard to believe the Steelers dial up Finley and throw contract numbers at him via phone.
Remember the Steelers team doc is the one who did the surgery, Dr. Maroon
And you are 100% correct on the impending start of TC making JF nervous
He has to learn an entire offense to be of any value to a new team- TEs have to learn the passing game and the running game, a sizable task given the limits of his particular cranium.
Remember the $10m is tax-free and he doesn't owe agent fees or union dues (I assume). That is $10m in his bank account this year. Any salary he gets from the NFL is gross. I'm guessing he'd need $16-18m in gross salary to match the $10m settlement (and I'm not even factoring time value of money). I'm not so sure Finley would get that kind of money unless he's 100% healthy.
Packers are not hitting the panic button...they drafted Rodgers, took a run at Lyerla who was solid in mini camps, and have Quarless and Bostick.
TGIF can take his sideshow to Minnesota or wherever washed up Packers go to die.
I agree PF - all that "potential"... didn't really ever come together for him except at the end of 2009.
I hope it happens. Chance at a comp pick
Finley is having a MRI and CAT scan tomorrow and said he will send the results to all 32 teams. He also said that playing again is "a pride issue now".
Take the $10mm Finley.
Feeling left out that he won't be sending the scan results to us too. 
Show me the money! Steelers contract not enough for Finley.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/e...ut-money-wasnt-there
I still wonder how easy it would be to collect the insurance money if a doctor has cleared him to play? Don't think the insurance company is ready to part with 10 million if he is cleared to resume his previous employment.
Originally Posted by Packy:
that post you just read right above this one
I think you're right. Collecting on that policy won't be easy.
He's going to play for Green Bay again. Starting week #7
"As long as I wait, you know and I know, guys are going to go down and the money's going to shoot up," Finley said. "It's all a waiting game right now."
What does he think he is going to/should get offered? 7 mil a year like his last deal with GB? Won't happen.
Even if he wait's until some teams starting TE goes down, at best he'll get a pro rated offer with maybe an option for the following year depending on the team.
This is a player with multiple concussions, a serious knee injury which then got infected, a near career ending spinal cord injury, and a player who has never started 16 games in his career.
JerMike's delusions haven't changed.
He'll play for Green Bay & I'd be shocked if it's for more than $1-$1.5 million for the season after he collects the $10 Million
but he has arisen anew from the ashes like a phoenix!!!
YOTTO!!!
yep, not much more than the vet minimum coming his way plus incentives.
that's all I'd offer for what he is at this point - unproven and a big risk.
And of course that's ONLY if he is cleared by the Packer doctors. A pretty big "IF" IMHO especially if Lyerla & Bostick develop
One league source with direct experience pursuing disability benefits for NFL players explained that another player with a neck injury and a disability policy who received clearance from his doctor to play had to fight for two years to get the money.
Didn't Collins receive clearance from his doctor?
