Everybody within JagNation is salivating at the chance to sign Brian Bulaga - ORT - Green Bay Packers.

 

Yet, what many seem to forget that it is quite rare for any team to allow a quality Free Agent to walk away from the team.

 

Currently the Packers have 23.722 Mil in Cap space and they have two major Free Agents to sign, Bulaga and Cobb.

 

The Packers could also free up 8.5 Mil by cutting Julius Peppers and another 3.5 Mil by cutting A.J. Hawk.

 

So let's see what it will cost the Packers to re-sign Bulaga.

 

In 2014, Eugene Monroe of the Ravens received a 5 Year Contract for 37.5 Mil

 

Jared Veldheer - was signed away from the Raiders by the Cardinals for a 5 Year contract worth 35 Mil.

 

So the going rate most likely for Bulaga to re-sign with the Packers is around 7 to 7.5 Mil per year.

 

Should the Jags want to sign Bulaga, the cost will most likely be in line with what Branden Albert formerly of the Chiefs signed with the Dolphins with 5 Year contract worth 47 Mil, averaging 9.4 Mil per season.

 

The Chiefs were never going to match this having already drafted Albert's replacement in Eric Fisher.

 

The Packers have two Olineman who recently got paid.

 

Josh Sitton - OLG - avg salary of 6.75 Mil

T.J. Lang - ORG - 5.2 Mil salary

 

So it appears that not only do the Packers have the money to re-sign Bulaga to a deal, but the deal they most likely would sign him to is not really out of line with the market. Bulaga has stated he wants to continue to play for the Packers, so it seems to me highly unlikely that anyone other than the Packers will sign Brian Bulaga, which is really par for the course in a typical Free Agent year.

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