7 players Packers can restructure to save $46 million

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) celebrates a touchdown with Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Billy Turner (77) during the 2nd quarter of the Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Rams NFC divisional playoff game Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.Packers Rams 03125 /

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Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari participates in organized team activities Wednesday, June 2, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis.Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinApc Packersota 0602210678djp /

Packers who could have contract restructured: David Bakhtiari

In the one years since David Bakhtiari signed his massive contract extension, he’s already restructured it once and will likely do it a second time. He’s set to have a massive $22.2 million cap hit in 2022 (that’s a lot of 2s) that the Packers could cut into via a restructure.

Bakhtiari has been one of the NFL’s best left tackles for a few years now, but the ACL tear that cost him last year’s postseason and the entire regular season in 2021 is scary for his long-term prospects. He’s confident he’ll return to full strength, but there has to be at least some worry from the organization about whether that’s true. That worry increases via a restructure. Although they could save $8.2 million, they’d be moving money into future years when Bakhtiari is even older.

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