Earlier today, head coach Mike McCarthy said the goal is always to keep your own players in free agency.

After losing several of their own earlier this week, the Packers are getting two of their own back. Hours after wide receiver James Jones re-upped with the team, fullback John Kuhn re-signed. The contract is a three-year deal and will make Kuhn one of the highest-paid fullbacks in the league, according to agent Kevin Gold.

Kuhn rushed for 281 yards on 84 attempts with four touchdowns last year, often lining up at tailback with Ryan Grant (ankle) lost for the season. He also caught 15 passes for 97 yards and two scores. After fellow fullback Korey Hall left for the New Orleans, the odds of Kuhn sticking around increased. All along, he hoped to remain in Green Bay, where he has stayed all offseason.

He tested the market and decided to stay home.

This move makes plenty of sense for the Packers. Once Brandon Jackson left for Cleveland, the possibility of keeping four tailbacks on the roster decreased dramatically. Now it appears the team could go with the dual-threat Kuhn and the bruising Quinn Johnson again at fullback.

Obviously there's plenty of practice to go here, but re-signing Kuhn maintains a sense of continuity for an offense that was firing on all cylinders by season's end. In spot action, the former Shippensburg back holds value. His fourth-quarter running helped Green Bay secure a 28-26 win over the Detroit Lions last October.

Terms of the deal are unknown but Pro Bowl fullback Vonta Leach reached a three-year, $11 million deal with the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.