Monday marked the first day the Green Bay Packers could utilize the franchise tag on potential free agent Randall Cobb. There are no indications that the team plans on slapping the restrictive tag on the wideout.

Instead the sides will attempt to negotiate a long-term deal, discussions of which could take place this week at the NFL Scouting Combine, as the March 10 free agency date approaches.

ESPN.com’s Rob Demovsky’s reports that Cobb is seeking a contract that averages in the $9 million per year range.

That range would come close to the four-year, $39 million contract extension Jordy Nelson signed last year. It would also be around the average that former Packers receiver Greg Jennings makes in Minnesota ($9 million per).

via Kevin Patra of NFL.com