Packers’ restructuring Kenny Clark is just first domino to fall

The Green Bay Packers have begun making moves in what promises to be a very busy first month of the offseason.

Green Bay restructured Kenny Clark’s contract, saving $10.89 million in 2022. They were able to do so by converting most of his cap hit in 2022 to a signing bonus and adding two void years. He’ll still be a free agent following the 2024 season.

This is just one of an avalanche of restructures you can expect from the Packers this offseason. They desperately need to cut money in order to get under the salary cap and then save even more money if they want to acquire or keep talented players such as pending free agent Davante Adams.

The Green Bay Packers’ restructure of Kenny Clark’s contract is just the first domino to fall for a team that needs to cut a lot more money.

Speaking at a scheduled press conference on Wednesday, Brian Gutekunst said there will be “many more” contracts they touch this offseason in order to get under the legal salary cap. This isn’t a new path for Gutekunst and the Packers’ front office, as they restructured every possible contract they could just last year. It is causing a lot of financial headaches in future years, but the payoff is that Green Bay is able to keep its Super Bowl window open for as long as possible.

Of course, all of this depends on the future of Aaron Rodgers. Rodgers is still undecided about whether he wants to play football again next year or not and needs to make an announcement one way or the other.

The relationship between Rodgers and the front office appears to be better than ever–at least in the public spotlight. Both sides have said nice things about each other and have worked diligently to improve their relationship.

It will be interesting to see who else Green Bay restructures. They will try to keep as much talent as possible via this route, but there will also be some players they have to let go to maximize their cap savings. Buckle up!