Packers Create More Cap Space Restructuring Adrian Amos Deal
By Paul Bretl
The Green Bay Packers just squeezed their way under the salary cap by Wednesday’s 3:00 CST deadline, and one of the moves to do so was by restructuring Adrian Amos’ deal.
According to Rob Demovsky, Green Bay turned $5.88 million of Amos’ $7 million base salary in 2022 into a signing bonus and added four voided years to his contract, allowing them to prorate the cap hit out over that period of time rather than incurring it all in the current year. Amos’ 2022 cap hit prior to this move was $11.9 million.
With 2022 being the final year of Amos’ contract, unless he is offered an extension — which hopefully happens at some point — the cap charges from those voided years will accelerate and come due in 2023 when the contract expires.
When it comes to the safety position, Amos is about as reliable as they come. Whether that be against the run, the pass, or as a tackler, he is seemingly always in the right spot.
2021 was Amos’ fourth-straight season with at least 1,000 snaps played. The 93 tackles he posted were the second-most on the team, and among all safeties, his missed tackle rate was the sixth-lowest, according to PFF ($$).
In coverage, Amos was targeted 58 times and allowed a completion rate of 57% and only 10 yards per reception. He tallied three interceptions and seven pass breakups as well. And this level of play is nothing new for Amos; he’s been doing it for a few seasons now.
The Green Bay Packers should be trying to sign Amos to an extension.
As I mentioned above, hopefully, an extension is on the horizon at some point, and this restructure was for short-term cap relief rather than being the final answer. Amos is still just 28-years-old and he has cemented himself as one of the better and more dependable safeties in football.
On top of that, there is some uncertainty surrounding the safety position both in 2022 and possibly beyond. Both Amos and Savage are in the final year of their deals — although the Packers can still pick up Savage’s 5th-year option — while Innis Gaines, Shawn Davis, and Vernon Scott have just 90 career snaps in total.
A few of the big cap-saving moves the Green Bay Packers still have available is the aforementioned extension for Amos, as well as extensions for Davante Adams and Jaire Alexander. I’d also expect the Packers to continue pinching pennies wherever they can with more restructures because although they may be under the cap, more relief is needed.