The last big-name free agent on the market has reached an agreement with the Green Bay Packers.
The contract is a seven-year deal worth $52 million, ESPN.com’s Michael Smith reports. Woodson will make $10.5 million in the first year of the deal and $18 million over the first three years. Woodson will also receive a $3 million bonus if he is selected to the Pro Bowl in two of the first three years of the contract.
It looks as if the Packers plan to play Woodson at cornerback, while Tampa Bay, the only other team to express major interest, planned to use him as a safety. He will most likely start opposite Al Harris, replacing Ahmad Carroll, who hasn’t improved as expected after being drafted in the first round of the 2004 draft. Woodson should help to bolster the Packer defense, which was suspect in 2005.
