March
Packers News: Greg Jennings is reportedly a Minnesota Viking
Greg Jennings is now a member of the Minnesota Vikings
Almost four years after one beloved Green Bay Packer left for the Land of 10000 Lakes (and zero Lombardi Trophies), another member of the Green and Gold will don the purple.
That’s right, per Adam Schefter of ESPN now former Packers WR Greg Jennings has signed a five-year deal with the Minnesota Vikings.
After trading away Percy Harvin to the Seahawks, the Vikings were in the market for a new deep threat for Christian Ponder and they got one in Jennings.
Initial reports of the dollar figures are 47.5 million over 5 years with 18 million guaranteed. Jennings is the second high profile member of the Packers to join the Vikings since 2009 (Brett Favre) and this move undoubtedly will not sit well with many Packers fans.
The games against the Vikings will be a lot more interesting starting this season but consider this: now Aaron Rodgers will have another chip on his shoulder to absolutely maul Minnesota. An anonymous Packer player texted Mike Freeman of CBS Sports that he’s happy for Jennings but that “he went from prime rib to Burger King.”
That first Packers/Vikings game can’t get here soon enough.
As for the Packers, they will be fine. With Randall Cobb, Jordy Nelson and James Jones they still have one the best groups of wide receivers in the league. GM Ted Thompson likely will select a wide receiver at some point in the draft and Green Bay is still developing Jarrett Boykin.
