Packers LB Chillar banks four-year, $21M deal

The Green Bay Packers have agreed to a four-year, $21 million deal with linebacker Brandon Chillar. Chillar's agent, James Ivler, said Monday that the player will receive $9.5 million through the end of next season under the new contract. The deal was first reported by espn.com. Chillar has been a key role player for first-year Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers, occasionally playing a hybrid linebacker-safety position. Chillar broke his right hand in the Packers' Nov.