Former Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Rasheed Walker signed a one-year, prove it deal with the Carolina Panthers on Friday. While the full details have yet to be disclosed, according to published reports, the contract was worth $10 million. That was far below the projected value most experts had for Walker. So, with this deal coming in so low, did the Packers drop the ball by not re-signing Walker?
The original projection for Walker was roughly $20 million for three or four years according to spotrac.com. That would have given the Packers either a third or fourth-round compensatory pick in 2027 depending on the details of the contract.