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The Green Bay Packers have agreed to a four-year contract with their first draft pick, wide receiver Jordy Nelson , according to Scout.com’s Adam Caplan. Coupled with deals with second-round pick Patrick Lee, a cornerback from Auburn, and third-round pick Jermichael Finley, a tight end from Texas, only quarterback Brian Brohm remains unsigned. Nelson, a second-round pick, will earn $4.7 million, with close to $2.7 million guaranteed. The Packers announced Finley’s signing. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Finley agreed to a four-year deal — matching what every other Packers draft pick has agreed to. Financial terms to the contracts for Finley and Lee were not immediately available. The 6-foot-3, 217-pound Nelson was the 36th pick in April’s draft. He caught a Kansas State-record 122 passes for 1,606 yards last... [read full story]
