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Draft."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareSharePackers fans’ confidence rebounded after Matt LaFleur hire and free agent additionsChristopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY SportsPackers fans Cheap Ty Summers Jersey , sign up for FanPulse here!2018 was a rough season for Green Bay Packers fans. Between Aaron Rodgers’ injury, the defense’s struggles, some close but disappointing losses in the middle of the season, and Mike McCarthy’s firing with a month to go, it was quite the eventful year.All of those events were signs that the team needed to make changes of some kind over the offseason, and those changes came early and often. With Packers fans’ confidence sitting at a brutal level at the conclusion of the 2018 campaign, general manager Brian Gutekunst’s moves since then have brought the fan base back on board the optimism train. First up was Matt LaFleur’s hiring as the new head coach, followed by a stunning haul in free agency. Three defensive starters and a versatile starting-caliber offensive lineman suddenly brought some much-needed juice to the roster, while the team shed some under-performing players and allowed several expiring contracts to walk.Those moves saw fan confidence Ty Summers Jersey Womens , as measured in SB Nation’s FanPulse surveys of Packers fans, take a massive jump upward from the result as the 2018 season concluded. Indeed, the rate of responses expressing confidence in the direction of the team leaped from just 28 percent after week 17’s loss to the Lions all the way up to 68 percent following free agency.In the weeks since, the confidence level has stayed steady, carrying through the 2019 NFL Draft with a slight uptick. The number dipped ever-so-slightly to 66 percent just before the draft, but gained back the difference and then some with an increase to 70 percent following the draft.Interestingly, Packers fan confidence is tied for last among NFC North fan bases right now, matching the Vikings at 70%. The Bears lead the way at a full 100% confidence rate (only the Browns match that across the rest of the NFL) while the Lions come in behind Chicago at 75%. Let’s get some more data around Packers fan confidence — let us know how you feel about the team’s general direction in the poll below and in the comments. Greg Roberts got an unusual extra guarantee in his contract, however."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareShareAll 11 of Packers’ undrafted free agents received signing bonusesJerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsThe Green Bay Packers officially signed eleven undrafted rookies last week at the start of their rookie minicamp Ty Summers Green Bay Packers Jersey , effectively filling out their roster following the 2019 NFL Draft. That phase of player acquisition is always one of the more chaotic ones, as agents for undrafted players scramble to find the best landing spots for their players.“Best” in that context means different things to different individuals, of course. Some players value a chance to make the roster, but for others, some guaranteed money can sweeten the deal. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky has reported the signing bonuses given out to the group of eleven, which is as follows:There are no particularly large signing bonuses in this group. However, the big news is that Greg Roberts, an edge rusher from Baylor, got more than just a $7 Aaron Rodgers Jersey ,000 signing bonus; he got a portion of his base salary guaranteed as well. That amount — $65,000 — is just a fraction of the $495,000 rookie minimum salary for 2019, but it is a way for the Packers to effectively provide Roberts with a bonus that does not hit the team’s UDFA signing bonus amount. This can be valuable because all NFL teams have a capped amount that they are allowed to give out to these players in signing bonuses, but guaranteed salary is not limited.As Demovsky noted, this appears to be the first time that the Packers have provided a guarantee like this to an undrafted free agent. However, it has become common practice for some other teams around the NFL as a way to get around the bonus pool.This suggests that out of these signees, the Packers expect Roberts to have the best chance to make the team in September. Given the versatile roles envisioned for the team’s top outside linebackers and the lack of proven depth behind them, there could certainly be a spot up for grabs at that position.In total Clay Matthews Jersey , seven of the Packers’ 11 UDFAs got $7,000 at signing apiece, while the whole group collectively received $57,700 on signing day. Should any of these players fail to make the 53-man roster to start 2019, those amounts will hit the salary cap as dead money. Likewise, if Roberts does not make the team, that $65,000 will also go on the cap.