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Report: Former LSU DT Ricky Jean Francois signs with Packers
By Will Ogburn
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DT Ricky Jean Francois, who is best known for his role in the LSU Tigers BCS Championship run in 2007, is heading to Green Bay, per Adam Schefter:
Former Washington DT Ricky Jean Francois signed a one-year, $3M deal with Packers, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 23, 2017
Jean Francois, who was named the Defensive MVP of that title game, will join the team that once drafted its offensive MVP, Matt Flynn.
His contract is for only one season, and will be worth $3 million dollars.
This comes after a two-year stint with the Washington Redskins, two more years with the Indianapolis Colts, and four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers who drafted him back in 2009. This will be his ninth NFL season, despite being taken in the seventh round of that draft.
Last season, Francois racked up a career-high 32 tackles, playing in all 16 games, while starting 7. The former Tiger will bring a surprising amount of durability to Green Bay, as he has played all 16 games in six of his eight seasons so far.
A former resident of both Baton Rouge and the heart of Crimson Tide country, Will Ogburn handles multimedia content and news coverage for Saturday Down South.
