7 players Packers can extend to save $65 million this offseason

7 players Packers can extend to save $65 million

Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos (31) and Green Bay Packers free safety Darnell Savage (26) celebrate an incomplete pass in the third quarter against the Washington Football Team, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. Samantha Madar/USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinGpg Packer Vs Washington 102421 0015 /

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Nov 21, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) carries the ball past Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos (31) during the first quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

Players Packers can extend: Adrian Amos

Salary Cap Savings: $5.1 million

The Packers would hate to lose Adrian Amos despite the decent salary cap relief it would provide (more on that in a second). Amos has been solid in the secondary, even as fellow safety Darnell Savage has taken a large number of lumps in his learning curve. The veteran of the duo has been able to play all over the field and help Green Bay out in a plethora of ways.

If the Packers were to cut him outright, they could save $4.65 million–that number would jump ever so slightly to $4.785 million if they were to restructure his deal. However, their biggest savings would actually come if they were to extend his contract. That sounds like a win-win for both sides and something the Packers should actively pursue.

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