According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, RB Ryan Grant will work with the Green Bay Packers in the offseason without a contract, but to get him to training camp the Packers will have to sign him to a contract well above the NFL minimum for a second-year pro. Grant, who rose from the bottom of the Packers' depth chart to become one of the NFL's most productive runners in the second half of last season, has not signed a contract but nevertheless is taking part in the team's offseason workout program, which started Monday. His agent, Alan Herman, said Grant will take part in all the team's minicamps and workouts this spring, but that he will not sign the $370,000 minimum tender for an exclusive-rights player who has only one accrued season in the NFL. Grant is looking for a longer, far more lucrative deal after he rushed for 956 yards and averaged 5.1 yards a carry despite being the team's primary halfback for only the final nine games of the season. (Updated 03/20/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/13/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Fantasy owners who landed Grant off the waiver wire in "RB roulette" were handsomely rewarded. Expect the Packers to give Grant a raise this offseason, along with the starting job next season even though Green Bay will have plenty of talent behind him. Despite his relative inexperience, Grant will be in line to be a solid Fantasy rusher next season playing behind a good offensive line and in a passing offense that dictates very few eight-in-the-box defensive looks. Figure Grant to be a top-15 Fantasy RB in 2008, worth a pick between the end of Round 1 and the middle of Round 2 in all drafts this summer. (Updated 03/20/2008).
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According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, RB Ryan Grant will work with the Green Bay Packers in the offseason without a contract, but to get him to training camp the Packers will have to sign him to a contract well above the NFL minimum for a second-year pro. Grant, who rose from the bottom of the Packers' depth chart to become one of the NFL's most productive runners in the second half of last season, has not signed a contract but nevertheless is taking part in the team's offseason workout program, which started Monday. His agent, Alan Herman, said Grant will take part in all the team's minicamps and workouts this spring, but that he will not sign the $370,000 minimum tender for an exclusive-rights player who has only one accrued season in the NFL. Grant is looking for a longer, far more lucrative deal after he rushed for 956 yards and averaged 5.1 yards a carry despite being the team's primary halfback for only the final nine games of the season. (Updated 03/20/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/13/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Fantasy owners who landed Grant off the waiver wire in "RB roulette" were handsomely rewarded. Expect the Packers to give Grant a raise this offseason, along with the starting job next season even though Green Bay will have plenty of talent behind him. Despite his relative inexperience, Grant will be in line to be a solid Fantasy rusher next season playing behind a good offensive line and in a passing offense that dictates very few eight-in-the-box defensive looks. Figure Grant to be a top-15 Fantasy RB in 2008, worth a pick between the end of Round 1 and the middle of Round 2 in all drafts this summer. (Updated 03/20/2008).
