Kampman starting his search; Tauscher oddly silent

Saturday, 4:45 p.m.

After waiting a bit – and making some plans before breaking them – Aaron Kampman is finally putting himself out there for other teams.

Kampman visited with the Jacksonville Jaguars today, according to The Florida Times-Union. Friday, Kampman was all set to visit with the Philadelphia Eagles, although he apparently had a change of heart before making his trip.

The Eagles remain a team in play for his services, though, as do Seattle and Tampa Bay (I thought Detroit would make a run, but it signed Kyle Vanden Bosch on Friday instead). It should be noted that all four teams run a 4-3 scheme. As I’ve said before, this is the scheme Kampman wants to get back to as he likely has absolutely no interest in returning to the 3-4 that the Packers run.

Now that the initial wave of big signings has died down, the hunt for Kampman should heat up. I expect he’ll sign somewhere by Monday or Tuesday at the latest – and I don’t expect that signing to take place in Green Bay.

The interesting news on Mark Tauscher is that, well, there is apparently no news. There have been no real rumors of teams showing interest in him, including the Packers. I can’t figure out why, though. Yes, he’ll turn 33 before the season starts. But he was so valuable to Green Bay last season and I can’t imagine that every one of the 31 other NFL teams is set at that position – or, at the very least, couldn’t use an upgrade.

Tauscher is probably in the second-or-third wave of free agents, and things could very well heat up for him sometime around the middle of next week. By next weekend, he should have found himself a team to play for.

Again, I don’t expect that team to be the Packers.

-Chris Lempesis