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Special team ace White will stay in Green Bay

By Joe Zedalis

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Tracy White, the Green Bay Packers' most productive player on special teams over the last two seasons, will be back in 2008.

White agreed with the Packers on a two-year, $1.8 million contract that contained a $250,000 signing bonus. White said Sunday that the Broncos offered him a signing bonus in the $500,000 range early in free agency but that fell through when they signed Seattle linebacker Niko Koutouvides.

"I love it in Green Bay," said White, who visited Denver and Pittsburgh during the first week of the unrestricted free-agent signing period before deciding to re-sign with the Packers. "Basically, I was talking to Green Bay the whole time."

Source: Journal SentinelNew Window

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  1. waldo heraldo faldo
    1. Posted by waldo heraldo faldo Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:37 pm EDT

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    This is me caring.
  2. Todd J
    2. Posted by Todd J Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:14 pm EDT

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    WOW, way to break open that checkbook in the offseason! The Packs big signing in the free agency is resigning one of their own special teamers LOL
  3. Dhampir
    3. Posted by Dhampir Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    Gosh, Tracy White is totally the missing piece which will bring the Pack to the Super Bowl.
    3rd string linebackers who are fearless special teams tacklers are a dime a dozen.
  4. timothypsweet@...
    4. Posted by timothypsweet@... Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:10 pm EDT

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    Ted has got us to where we are today, from 4-12 just a few years ago; is that not enough for us to trust he knows the strengths and weaknesses of the team better than most? He knows what he's doing, he likes to build through the draft and hopefully they will add more free agents in the next few years to help push them over the top. Would have been nice to see that agressiveness this year to try and keep Favre 1 more year but no need to go blow the budget on garbage at this point. Tracy White was a contributor and it is nice they re-signed him.
  5. Geopet64
    5. Posted by Geopet64 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:07 pm EDT

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    couldn't agree more with #5. the pack could have went the "1 and done" route by going out and signing moss, or some other "big name". which receiver were they going to part with? they pick up a couple missing pieces in this draft, and we could definitely be a perennial championship game participant. hopefully they strike gold with a middle to late round qb. another tight-end, interior offensive lineman wouldn't hurt either.
  6. waldo heraldo faldo
    6. Posted by waldo heraldo faldo Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:37 pm EDT

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    Thompson's definitely got things heading the right way. Imagine how solid the Pack would be if Mike Sherman wouldn't have been wasting draft picks years back?
  7. Woody M
    7. Posted by Woody M Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:20 pm EDT

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    Hey timothy.....ummm noooooo!!!!! he had a golden opportunity to get randy moss for a 4th round draft pick or at most a 3rd rounder and passed that golden egg up!!!! he had the opportunity to get the offense more help in the 1st round last year and instead of taking say gregg olsen, the te the bears took, we took an injured justin harrell who did what his 1st year? oh yeah, ride the pine!!! so, as many good things ted thompson may have done, hes also had the same screw ups!
  8. Shawnna
    8. Posted by Shawnna Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:37 pm EDT

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    Who cares?
  9. james m
    9. Posted by james m Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:10 pm EDT

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    thats all right
  10. free agent
    10. Posted by free agent Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    what a joke cant they sign one free agent from ohio the browns are coming
  11. BJ K
    11. Posted by BJ K Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:51 pm EDT

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    Ted knows what he's doing. Tracy White is a keeper. his worth will be shown more than once in the coming seasons. now we need to eye the draft for some solid young corners to back up the aging ones and keep an eye open for a good qb to hold the clip board in between injuries. as Rogers himself recently said, he is not Brett Favre and on that, I think most of us agree.
  12. Tom H
    12. Posted by Tom H Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:29 pm EDT

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    Yes we should have given up more for Randy Moss, but I am not so sure he wanted to come here anyway. He was going to New England the whole time. Justin Harrell Played well at the end of the year last year and with Cory Williams going to Cleveland, He will get his shot this year. I think we need to give up one of our second round picks and GET JASON TAYLOR HERE NOW!
  13. Carl
    13. Posted by Carl Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:00 pm EDT

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    ummmm... i generally hate to agree with anything anyone says who types in all caps, but woody's post is remarkably sane and agreeable, even despite his typing etiquette. if i had to choose between having justin harrell and aaron rouse (3rd round pick last year) -or- greg olsen and randy moss, at this point i'd have to go with olsen and moss. the team has done pretty well and not going crazy on free agents (only need to pay joe johnson once to learn that) but some things are worth doing.
    a receiving corp of randy moss, donald driver and greg jennings would have been better than moss, stallworth and welker, as good as they were. add james jones, donald lee and greg olsen and a blind man could be qb... or an interception-prone, aging gunslinger.
    the squad's getting decent ability at just about every position... fortunately they're not stuck (like some other nfc north squads) but how much of that has been pure luck in some middle-round picks? because their first-rounders have been a bit sketchy.
  14. Lombardi
    14. Posted by Lombardi Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    the packers need nothing. they will dominate and prove favre was incredible but football is a team sport. and as the youngest team in the NFL greenbays future is looking incredible.
  15. Timothy D
    15. Posted by Timothy D Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:25 pm EDT

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    Umm, the Pack won the NFC North and were a heartbeat away from the Super Bowl. Why don't you Ted Thompson deractors get a life. Thompson didn't spend much last year and they went, ahhh 13-3. Most of you goofs don't know diddly about football.
    Tim
  16. T-NUGGET
    16. Posted by T-NUGGET Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:23 pm EDT

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    who? LOL Go Browns...Hey GB thanks for Williams we need him more since you have (oh i'm hurt) Harrell.
  17. t
    17. Posted by t Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:07 pm EDT

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    the pack need more. but it was still a good adition. GO PACK!!! PACK FAN FOR LIFE!!!
  18. bob
    18. Posted by bob Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:14 pm EDT

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    dhampir you must be a sd bear fan
  19. Godgers
    19. Posted by Godgers Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:35 pm EDT

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    for everyone complaining about not getting randy moss ... if you weren't paying attention just before free agency started randy moss said that he was never going to come to the packers anyways. its hypicritical how everyone complains about draft picks when they know nothing about the players .... how many people were excited for nick barnett? give harrell his chance and understand that ted thompson knows more about what he is doing than anyone of us. plus name one GM who has had every draft pick turn out ... ya you cant .... go pack!
  20. Josh
    20. Posted by Josh Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:19 pm EDT

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    We need the linebackers!! Brady Poppinga can't even cover a tight end.. The Pack still needs a 3rd linebacker, White isn't him, but he is a good back up! Go Pack! The pack needs a veteren QB to back up Rogers, an outside linebacker to replace Brady, and some rookie CB's...
  21. t
    21. Posted by t Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:07 pm EDT

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    The packers never needed moss!!!!!!!! let it go!!!! remember he hates us!!! he mooned us !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  22. Pete
    22. Posted by Pete Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:33 pm EDT

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    Who cares about Moss. We have good WRs already. Sure he woulkd have helped of course but get off of it. Its good that we signed white. We have a good special teams squad and he was a big part of that last year so its a good thing. Everybody knows that the draft is TTs bread and butter. I cant wait to see who he picks up
  23. Pete
    23. Posted by Pete Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:33 pm EDT

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    Sure, Ted hasnt been perfect in his draft picks but he has done well putting this team together and the team is way stronger then it was with Sherman in the drivers seat.
  24. Christopher
    24. Posted by Christopher Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:30 pm EDT

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    Fellas. Its way too earlier to get your panties in a bunch. We're barely 2 1/2 months into the post season. Thompson knows what he's doing. This is just the way he is, he starts off small and works his way up to bigger changes. In my opinion there isn't much that needs to be fixed, maybe a better fullback.
  25. steve
    25. Posted by steve Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:02 pm EDT

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    I think the packers need to be looking at some veteran quaterbacks!!!!!

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