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Raji Finally Signs With Packers

The Green Bay Packers reached a five-year, $28.5 million deal with first-round pick B.J. Raji Thursday night, two day before their preseason opener, a source said. ESPN

I won't hype him up as much as BMack does, but I think this kid is going to be unbelievable. He is a force in the middle of a weak defensive line and will make a terrible Packers defense better this year, and relevant in two years. The Packers needed a defensive boost and got extremely lucky on draft night when Raji fell to them at 9.

Packers Negotiations With Raji Fall Apart

"So much for all of those supposed developments earlier this week in the B.J. Raji negotiations. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that the Pack's top pick jetted off "for points unknown" -- is he going to visit the Ultimate Warrior? -- perhaps in an effort to gain a little leverage in contract talks. The major stumbling blocks to a deal remain the unsigned gentlemen who were drafted near Raji, Eugene Monroe and Michael Crabtree, so Packers fans should take a good look at the photo accompanying the Journal-Sentinel article. It could be a while before you see Raji wearing the green and gold again (ESPN)."

This is very interesting, because the Packers really need this guy on the field ASAP. They were terrible on defense last year, and a lot of that had to do with their defensive line (and injuries). Raji was the best defensive lineman coming out of the draft, but with him missing so much time I worry about his conditioning, and I always preach that it is so important for players to be there from the start of training camp. I really like the Packers this year, but if he holds out for too long it could really affect his play, and the play of this defense...

Raji Didn't Fail Drug Test?

This story just keeps getting more interesting. Raji, who has been one of the biggest risers on the draft board was reported to have failed a drug test, which would obviously lower his draft projection. Now his agent is coming out and saying this is not true, and that Raji has not been notified by the NFL that he has failed anything. I am really not sure what to think of this.

On one hand his agent would obviously want to cover him for as long as possible, and try to make teams at least question if there is a failed drug test. This would be make more likely that a team would take a chance on him.

On the other hand if the NFL has not come out and stated that he failed a drug test, then how are these reports coming out? Maybe this was just a poorly investigated story.

My hatred for BC put aside for a moment...I have to say that I think he is actually innocent. No NFL person has come out and said that he failed a test, and I think SI just ran a story on a bunch of rumors. It will be very interesting to follow this story until the upcoming draft.

B.J. Raji Fails Drug Test

"Former Boston College lineman B.J. Raji, who is considered the top defensive tackle eligible for this month's NFL draft, reportedly failed a drug test at the NFL combine (Sportsline)."

There is no player that has been climbing draft boards as much as Raji. Well you can probably kiss that goodbye, as a lot of teams are not going to pay top dollar to a draft pick that is failing drug test already. Don't think for a second that this was some kind of "misunderstanding". He failed a drug test while at BC for marijuana, and he also missed the 2007 college season with academic problems, so basically he is a fuck up. It is really too bad, this kid just cost himself a bunch of money, and now may have dropped himself out of the top 15.