In an interview with ESPN Milwaukee on Monday morning, current Oakland Raiders and former Green Bay Packers star wide receiver Jordy Nelson revealed that he wishes the Packers would've put more of an effort into keeping him after ten years with the team.
Via an article posted on Monday afternoon by Packers beat reporter Rob Demovsky of ESPN:
“I think the number was part of it, but also the conversation I had in the meeting,” Nelson told the Wilde & Tausch Show. “I met with Brian and had a discussion because I had to get a feel for not just the pay cut but what their plans were going forward. After that meeting, there wasn't, I don't think, much desire there. I think with the combination of both, we decided what was best for myself and my family [just] as they decided what was best for them and the Packers.”
Nelson, who spent his first 10 seasons in Green Bay and won a Super Bowl with the Packers in 2011, expressed his disappointment that he was unable to return for the 2018 NFL season.
“It was disappointing,” Nelson said. “I mean, there were enough rumors that we knew something could possibly happen. We knew about a week in advance that it was going to be a discussion on me taking a pay cut or a restructure of some sort to help out with the cap number, but at the end of the day, it wasn't what we thought was right and we made the decision to move on. It was hard.”
Nelson, who was Packers superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ No. 1 target for many years, saw a massive dropoff in production last season despite hauling in 96 catches and 14 touchdown receptions during the 2016-17 season.
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