Before they dumped a pile of cash on safety Nick Collins’ doorstep earlier this evening, Green Bay gave another key defender a stack of his own to play with.

According to Jason LaCanfora of NFL.com, the Packers resigned defensive tackle Ryan Pickett to a new four year contract worth an estimated $28 million, with $10 million in guaranteed money on its way for next season.

Pickett established himself as one of the league’s best big men up front last year, notching 33 tackles and tying up loose blockers in an effort to free up his teammates to zero in on the ball. At 6′2″ 240 lbs, Pickett is a mountain of a man, and is essentially immovable from his position at nose tackle. Pickett is also very skilled in his own right at shedding would be blockers to stop opposing running backs in their tracks, often behind the line of scrimmage.