With many teams being stuck up against the sunken salary cap for the upcoming 2021 NFL season, additions through the draft will become the easiest and cheapest tactic this offseason. For the Green Bay Packers, their draft picks will need to hit and hit often this class, an area that general manager Brian Gutekunst has…
The Green Bay Packers entered this offseason with two marquee free agents – running back Aaron Jones and center Corey Linsley – and with the shrinking salary cap putting them in a bind, the likelihood of even one returning held an outside chance. With the miracles that cap guru Russ Ball was able to work,…
March 15, 2021
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Michael Johrendt
Aaron Jones resigning paints clear picture for Green Bay
The surprising resigning of running back Aaron Jones on Sunday means that at least two-thirds of the 2020 backfield for the Green Bay Packers will remain intact. But the need to clear even more salary cap space remains obvious, as well as what other moves will/will not happen. The four-year, $48 million deal, which includes…
With Wednesday’s announcement that the 2021 salary cap figure for the 2021 NFL season will be at a base of $182.5 million, combined with the announcement of the compensatory picks being handed out, the Green Bay Packers plans for next season finally received a bit of clarity. And while rolling over around $3.7 million in…
General manager Brian Gutekunst said it himself – while the team is in a spot financially to make a big move if the market presents itself, the number of moves that the Green Bay Packers will make this off-season should be expected to be on the low side of things. But for the potential new…
Riding the wave of excitement has gotten Green Bay fans in trouble in the past with their defensive coordinators, most recently with the hiring of Mike Pettine. But the addition of Joe Barry as the next Packers DC certainly has its benefits. His four years of leading defensive units for both the Detroit Lions and…
Lots of moving pieces will need to work with each other for the Green Bay Packers 2021 offseason, as their aspirations to take that next step and become a perennial Super Bowl power are missing just a little juice. But with the impending salary cap crunch coming down the line, a lot of moves that…