Green Bay— Offensive lineman Don Barclay and linebacker Lerentee McCray needed jobs and Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson was more than happy to hire them.
Thompson used a grand total of $525,000 in salary cap space to add the pair this week.
According to a source with access to NFLPA salary data, Barclay, the fifth-year unrestricted free agent, accepted a one-year, $700,000 deal that included a $25,000 signing bonus. To protect the Packers against an injury, the deal features a split salary of $405,000, which means if Barclay lands on injured reserve his weekly salary the rest of the year would be calculated at the $405,000 per year rate.