Rob Demovsky
Green Bay, Wisconsin – Elgton Jenkins has no problem going to the center full time, but the double pro -Gold Pro Bowl would like Green Bay Packers to make him more financially to do so.
This is the reason why he stayed away from the intersane training sessions, several sources said in ESPN.
Jenkins has another two years on an extension of a contract of $ 68 million over four years which he signed in December 2022. He was designed to pay him as if he were in custody while remaining competitive if he moved to the more expensive tackle position. The average of $ 17 million would be among the best paid centers in the League.
The problem, however, is that the centers generally do much less than the best -paid guards or plated, so that Jenkins’ concerns are linked to future income, which could be considerably lower as a center. He is under contract throughout the 2026 season and should win $ 12.8 million this season and $ 20 million in 2026, while he was 30 years old.
Packers almost never adjust the contracts with more than a year remaining. A compromise may be to guarantee part of the rest of the 32.8 million dollars remaining on the agreement. The only guaranteed thing was its $ 24 million initial signature bonus. The move to the center occurred after the packers signed the free agent Aaron Banks to a contract of $ 77 million over four years to play left custody. Since then, the packers have argued that Jenkins agreed to move to the center – something that the attacking coordinator Adam Stenavich reiterated on Monday.
“I think it is open there,” said Stenavich. “The conversations we had with him, yes, he has a lot of experience there and he was open, excited about it. So, ready to leave.”
When asked if the position switch is why Jenkins did not participate in the off -season program, Stenavich said: “No. He is not there for other reasons than that.” Jenkins has already failed enough from the intersane program so that he was no longer eligible to win his training bonus of $ 500,000.
“We had a lot of conversations with Elgton leading to this, and he obviously played at the center at the university,” said the director general of packers, Brian Gutekunst, earlier this offseason. “We think it is fortunate to be an All-Pro center. We have talked about it a lot, how versatility plays in our offensive line and have guys who can move in different places. And Elgton is one of those guys who can play the five places, so it’s a luxury. I am excited to see what he can do in the center too.”
Jenkins, who could not be joined to comment, played all the positions on the offensive line since the packers chose it in the second round of the 2019 draft.
