{"id":14344,"date":"2017-04-26T15:51:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T19:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=14344"},"modified":"2021-03-18T22:00:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T02:00:04","slug":"jahri-evans-signs-green-bay-pacekrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/04\/26\/jahri-evans-signs-green-bay-pacekrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Jahri Evans Signs With Green Bay Packers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Offensive guard <strong>Jahri Evans<\/strong> is set to sign with the Green Bay Packers, per NFL Network&#8217;s <strong>Ian Rapoport<\/strong>. Details of his new deal aren&#8217;t available at the present time. An 11-year veteran of the NFL, Evans spent the entirety of his career to this point with the New Orleans Saints.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">After losing TJ Lang, looking at the possibility of having to fill a need in the draft, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Packers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Packers<\/a> sign veteran G Jahri Evans. Pre-draft fun<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/857319923810488320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 26, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Jahri Evans Signs With Green Bay Packers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Evans started all 16 games last season and proved that he was still valuable to the New Orleans Saints offensive line. In Week Eight, he assisted running backs <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HighTi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Hightower<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=IngrMa00,IngrMa01&amp;search=Mark+Ingram&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Ingram<\/a><\/strong> in racking up 245 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. The 11-year pro was integral again in Week 11 when the two running backs rushed for 197 yards and one rushing touchdown. He also played a vital blocking role in Week 11 on a 21-yard screen pass to Ingram which resulted in a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>Although he has battled both knee and ankle injuries, it was age which became a factor for the 33-year-old guard playing on a team that has been moving towards a much younger offense. Since his arrival in 2006, Evans had remained the last of the veteran holdovers other than <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BreeDr00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drew Brees<\/a><\/strong>. He started 114 games before missing one because of an injury. Over his 11 seasons with the Saints, he has started a total of 169 of 176 games and is tied for 14<sup>th<\/sup> place on the team\u2019s all-time games played list.<\/p>\n<p>Evans is an exceptional pass protector and run blocker. He is experienced in transitioning between power run and zone blocking schemes and is an asset for a young offensive line. He is one of the best guards in the NFL and arguably one of the greatest players in Saints franchise history.\u00a0Over the past 11 seasons, the fourth-round draft pick out of Bloomsburg has played a major role on the Saints offense. He&#8217;s made the Pro Bowl six times and was a key player in the Saints Super Bowl XLIV title. He also has four first team All Pros.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, the Saints released Evans but re-signed him to a one-year deal for $1 million dollars when their plans for his replacement fell through. Prior to this, Evans signed a deal in 2010 for $56.7 million which made him the highest paid guard in NFL history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/459898552\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 67.508418% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/459898552?et=e-fIYrGBSYxTFjBKUaIEuQ&amp;viewMoreLink=on&amp;sig=kQ66RVnAvCfUpCPX_yjOJGzDOXnBbHsuheYLFKdhf9I=&amp;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"401\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six time Pro Bowler. Four time All-Pro. Super Bowl champion. 11-year veteran Jahri Evans has accomplished a lot in the NFL. 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