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Green Bay - Scott Tolzien received a $500,000 signing bonus Friday from the Indianapolis Colts, an amount reflective of the team's commitment to him as its No. 2 quarterback.

His two-year contract was worth $3.5 million. Besides the $500,000 signing bonus, which was the only guaranteed portion of the deal, Tolzien received base salaries of $1.25 million in 2016 and $1.75 million in '17.

Last year, Tolzien returned to the Green Bay Packers on a one-year, $1.2 million contract that included a signing bonus of $100,000.

Meanwhile, linebacker Nick Perry's new one-year, $5 million deal with the Packers contains $1.5 million in guarantees.

Perry received a $1.5 million signing bonus, a $2.3 million base salary, a $200,000 workout bonus and a roster bonus worth up to $1 million. For each game Perry is on the 46-man active roster, he will be paid $62,500.

Perry also could earn an additional $250,000 in incentives based on playing time.

Among other backup quarterbacks with new deals in the last week are Matt Cassel (one year, $2M with $750,000 guaranteed), Matt Schaub (one year, $1.75M with $500,000 guaranteed), Luke McCown (two years, $3M with $500,000 guaranteed), Kellen Clemens (one year, $1.065M with $80,000 guaranteed) and Thaddeus Lewis (one year, $760,000 with no guarantees).