GREEN BAY — Not only is Ryan Grant not reporting to camp for today's first practice, the Green Bay Packers' unsigned starting running back is "livid" over the club's initial contract offer, his agent said.

"It's a joke. It's an absolute joke," agent Alan Herman said Sunday night, roughly 24 hours after receiving what he said was an offer from Packers negotiator Russ Ball of a six-year deal that included just $1.75 million in guaranteed money. "It's insulting. I don't believe it.

"Ryan's feelings about the Green Bay Packers at this point are not very good. He is livid. He is very angry."

Midway through last season, Grant brought the Packers' going-nowhere running game to life, rushing for 956 yards in the second half of the season before adding a 201-yard effort against Seattle in the NFC divisional playoffs.

Herman said Grant's frustration comes from knowing that linebacker Brady Poppinga received a $3 million signing bonus as part of his extension last week — even though Poppinga might not keep his starting job in camp after the signing of Brandon Chillar.

The Packers' offer to Grant also pales in comparison to the four-year, $40 million extension the Chicago Bears gave return man Devin Hester, who like Grant was two years away from unrestricted free agency.

Herman said Hester received $10 million in guaranteed money even though he's yet to prove himself as a receiver.

According to Herman, Grant's 2008 pay in signing bonus and salary would be just more than $2 million. While Herman wouldn't say what he was seeking, he was believed to be asking for a signing bonus in the $5 million range, with Grant's raises tied to performance-based incentive clauses.

"After 51⁄2 months of asking to negotiate with these guys, I finally got a formal proposal at 5 o'clock. The frustration of dealing with these guys is, with all their rhetoric about how they take care of their own, the guy proved himself. And this is what you're offering?" Herman said. "I said to Russ, 'You've got to be kidding me. This is such a ridiculous proposal, we have nothing to talk about.' "

Asked if he would request a trade in light of the Packers' offer, Herman said, "I'm going to do nothing right now. Ryan is clearly not coming (to camp). If (the Packers) get past the point of unfairness, if they want to bargain in good faith, then we'll do that. But this is an abusive position the team has decided to take.

"There's nothing to talk about. I have nothing to say to them at this point. The proposal is that absurd — the day before the first practice training camp. In 24 years of me being an agent, I've never seen anything like it. There's nothing to negotiate."

Meanwhile, the Packers announced the signings of wide receiver Jordy Nelson, quarterback Brian Brohm and cornerback Pat Lee, meaning all nine draft picks will be at practice this morning.