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Green Bay - Rebuffed in their attempts to find a taker for William Henderson via trade, the Green Bay Packers still will go ahead and start him at fullback Sunday in the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings.
The Packers will enter the regular season counting $1.703 million against their salary cap at the position. Henderson, 32, counts $987,500 and Nick Luchey, 26, counts $715,333.
"William's been the starter and hasn't done anything to disprove the fact that he is," coach Mike Sherman said Sunday. "Obviously, Luchey can help us and has a role as well. At some point, if Luchey outplays William, then we go in that direction.
"Luchey has to be a more consistent player in my mind but he's still a talented player. William has been a guy we do have a certain comfort level with."
The Packers will enter the regular season counting $1.703 million against their salary cap at the position. Henderson, 32, counts $987,500 and Nick Luchey, 26, counts $715,333.
"William's been the starter and hasn't done anything to disprove the fact that he is," coach Mike Sherman said Sunday. "Obviously, Luchey can help us and has a role as well. At some point, if Luchey outplays William, then we go in that direction.
"Luchey has to be a more consistent player in my mind but he's still a talented player. William has been a guy we do have a certain comfort level with."
