INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- It looks like the days of Terry Glenn as the No. 1 wide receiver of the Green Bay Packers are about to end.
The Green Bay Press-Gazette is reporting that the Packers quietly are seeking to trade the former Ohio State star, who was third on the team in receptions last season with 56, gaining 817 yards.
The paper said his agent, Jimmy Gould, has been given permission to speak to other teams about his client, and that any contract he gets likely would be a new one.
By Friday, Glenn is due a roster bonus of $500,000. Mark Hatley, the team's Vice President of Football Operations, feels Glenn will be back.
"I'd be surprised if the Packers didn't pay the bonus," Hatley told the paper.
The paper said it appears the Packers think two younger receivers, Robert Ferguson and Javon Walker, are ready to play bigger roles next season. In 2002, Donald Driver was the Packers' primary receiving threat and had 70 receptions.
Green Bay also made heavy use of running back Ahman Green, who was second on the team with 57 catches.
The Press-Gazette noted that, if the Packers trade or cut Glenn, 28, before paying the bonus, they'll have a net salary-cap savings of $1.4 million. They'll save $2 million in roster bonus and base salary, but $600,000 in accelerated prorated signing bonuses will count against this year's cap.
The 5-11, 195-pounder, who was a No. 1 draft pick by the Patriots, has had a reputation of being a malcontent while in the NFL. He was acquired by Green Bay in a trade with New England in 2001.
In his seven-year career with the Packers and Patriots, he has 385 catches for 5,486 yards and 24 touchdowns. He had two scoring receptions last season.
He currently is under contract until 2006.
