GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Mike Daniels didn’t just have one good season at the right time to earn the four-year, $42 million contract extension he signed Monday. No, the fourth-year defensive end has been building toward this ever since the Green Bay Packers turned him loose early in his NFL career.
Although he didn’t become a full-time starter until last season, Daniels' progression each season put him in position to cash in either in free agency this coming offseason or sooner.