Packers Tag DL Prescott

Ricotta Losing It?
By "AP - John Warrow"

Off-Season 2082 (Green Bay) - The Packers have designated DL Ryan Prescott, drafted 10th overall in the 2079 draft, guaranteeing him 8.000 annually as a FP3.

'I bet you think I'm going to say something to the effect Ryan has done everything we have asked of him since joining the Packers and that we're excited about his future and his anchoring our defensive line for years to come,' commented Green Bay Packers' GM Todd Ricotta in a statement issued this afternoon from team headquarters.

'We'll, the truth of the matter is Ryan is not that good really. I just hate wasting cap space. Since we had a few FP slots available and the cost of tagging Ryan was just an extra 4.000 and we really had no one else to speak of who was worth tagging this year I decided to give Ryan the tag and prevent him from hitting a big payday in the future in free agency. When I use a top 10 pick on a player I expect him to be a dominant player in this league -- and Ryan is far from that. He has wasted my money these past several years, so I wanted to return the favor by limiting his salary to 8.000 a year for as long as he plays in this league. It's my team and I can do whatever I want with it, you got a problem with that?'

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