Julius Peppers agrees to terms with Packers on 3-year deal
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Former Chicago Bears defensive end Julius Peppers has agreed to terms with the Green Bay Packers on a three-year deal, the team announced Saturday.
It's worth a maximum of $30 million, according to ESPN's Josina Anderson:
Filed to ESPN: Agent Carl Carey adds Julius Peppers' 3-year deal to Green Bay is "for $30M max, $7.5M guaranteed & $8.5M in tot 1st yr sal."
— Josina Anderson (@JosinaAnderson) March 15, 2014
Peppers was released by the Bears on Tuesday and reportedly drew interest from the Dallas Cowboys, though the team had yet to schedule a visit with the 34-year-old.
In Green Bay, Peppers will be reunited with Mike Trgovac, who served as defensive line coach and, later, defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers from 2002-08. Peppers was a Panther from 2002 through 2009.
Julius Peppers is officially a Packer! pic.twitter.com/gheY8Yc5bD
— Carl Carey, PhD (@CarlCareyPhD) March 15, 2014
As Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel notes, this isn't a huge investment for the Packers, considering only $7.5 million of Peppers' salary is guaranteed.