Packers has released over $ 10MM of release cap space Christian Kirksey and Rick Wagner a few days ago. However, Green Bay is still about $ 13 million above the $ 180 million ceiling, so there is a lot of work to be done before the 2021 league year officially begins on March 17th.
According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com, the Packers will almost certainly restructure the quarterback Aaron Rodgerscontract in an effort to create an additional room. The 37-year-old caller is expected to receive a base salary of $ 14.7 million in 2021, along with a $ 6.8 million bonus that will expire in March. Green Bay could turn part of the base salary into a signing bonus, a common maneuver the club has already executed with the left-wing attack David bakhtiari.
Of course, Rodgers said shortly after the Packers’ NFC championship game defeat in January that his future with the Packers was “uncertain,” which naturally led to a lot of speculation. Some reports suggested that his comments were an effort to secure a new contract that would represent a strong commitment on the part of the franchise, whose selection of Jordan Love In the first round of the 2020 project, he clearly annoyed Rodgers. And another report indicated that the comments – which Rodgers later tried to downplay – were not contractually motivated and that the player and team were heading for a bitter divorce.
Meanwhile, Packers Brass have insisted Rodgers is not going anywhere and Demovsky says the club could certainly undertake a more comprehensive restructuring of Rodgers’ contract beyond a simple conversion of basic salary into bonus. Green Bay selected Love after three consecutive years “down” from Rodgers (by its standards), but in 2020, Rodgers was much sensational. He set career highs in the completion percentage (70.7%), QBR (84.4) and TD (48), so it makes sense that the team would be subject to a new contract that would give his superstar additional security. and otherwise).
Demovsky also calls OLB Preston Smith and DE Dean Lowry as potential victims of the ceiling.
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