The Green Bay Packers drafted Rashan Gary twelfth overall in 2019, and since then, the Michigan product has been somewhat of a project.

Having just wrapped up his seventh professional season, the clock seems to be ticking, and the Packers would be unwise to keep holding on.

The Contract

Compared to the rest of the financial decisions that the Green Bay Packers will be making this offseason, things with Rashan Gary are pretty cut and dry.

As of the moment, Gary has the second-highest cap hit on the team, and when his production is compared against what Green Bay could do with the potential savings, it’s hard to find a reason not to move on.

With two years left on a deal in which he’s owed about forty-two million dollars, the Packers have the luxury of no guaranteed money attached, and if they were to cut him, they’d free up almost eleven million dollars prior to June 1st.

After June 1st, that number spikes to nearly twenty million, and in Green Bay’s current financial situation, that’s tough to ignore.

With the addition of Micah Parsons this past season, the team is going to be tight to the cap, and several other important players will likely be seeking extensions soon.

Considering that the Packers have a younger option in Lukas Van Ness, who has showed promise at times, it’s hard to believe that a total of seven and a half sacks couldn’t be replicated by either him or another rusher, especially when being paired with such a dominant presence.

The team also saw flashes from rookies Barryn Sorrell and Colin Oliver at the end of the 2025 season, and having them in the wings should be more than comfortable depth with the right development, especially if the Green Bay brings back Kingsley Enagbare as well.

With that being said, it seems like the writing is on the wall.

A Statistical Illusion

Even with the obvious benefits, one of the toughest things when it comes to moving on from Rashan Gary is the fact that he has been relatively consistent, at least when it comes to looking at box scores.

Over the last three seasons, Gary has registered at least seven and a half sacks, which is an impressive feat considering the fact that he suffered a torn ACL in 2022.

He’s quietly joined the Packers’ all-time top ten in sacks, and he’s been a great leadership presence in the locker room.

Unfortunately, things fell apart in the back half of 2025, and that will likely lead to the end of Gary’s Green Bay tenure.

After starting the season with seven and a half sacks through eight weeks, Gary didn’t record another for the entire regular season.

That seems to suggest that his production came primarily as a foil to Micah Parsons, and at that cap hit, that’s simply unsustainable.

Gary also seemed to noticeably lose his motor, consistently getting beat to the edge, which isn’t typically part of his game.

He was an athletic specimen at Michigan, and now it seems that he’s lost a step.