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ESPN Green Bay Packers reporter Rob Demovsky isn't sure that the Packers themselves are the ones who have placed contract talks with wide receiver Randall Cobb on hold.
Per his mailbag posted on Saturday morning, Demovsky believes that Cobb could be the one who is keeping things on ice for now:
Maybe it's Randall Cobb who wants to wait until the season is over, or at least wait until he has more bargaining power. Remember this summer when he said he had not done enough to warrant a new deal? What Cobb surely meant was he had not done enough to get the kind of money he wants. The fact that he has six touchdown catches already through five games this season hasn't hurt his bargaining power but if he's going to approach Jordy Nelson money (around $10 million per season), he's going to need to produce more catches and yards. It's likely there already have been preliminary talks between the Packers and Cobb's agent, Jimmy Sexton.
Cobb's production and standing in the offense will give him a huge amount of leverage when the sides eventually come together. It is very likely that Cobb will remain in a Packers uniform, but don't be surprised if a huge pay raise is part of his commitment to Green Bay.
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