8 moves Packers can make to create $30 million in cap space

The Green Bay Packers have work to do on their salary cap this offseason.

Brian Gutekunst and Russ Ball have their work cut out in what’s becoming an annual tradition. They have a lot of work to do to get Green Bay into legal standing with the 2023 cap, nonetheless, get them in a position where they can re-sign players or bring in new talent.

Twitter salary cap expert Ken Ingalls reports Green Bay needs to clear between $35-40 million to operate in the 2023 season (he’s usually right about these types of things). Starting there, I’ll map out eight moves the Packers can make to clear that much space plus an additional $30 million to work with.

The Green Bay Packers can get under the 2023 salary cap and clear about $30 million in cap space by making these eight moves.

5 moves to get Packers under 2023 Salary Cap:

Restructure Aaron Jones (save $10.5 million), Kenny Clark (save $10.4 million), Jaire Alexander (save $8.9 million), Rasul Douglas (save $2.1 million), and DeVondre Campbell (save $2.5 million)

The Packers’ best tool this offseason is going to be simple restructures. This will allow them to keep talented players at key positions while reducing their 2023 cap hit. And just about every veteran is a restructure candidate.

Starting with Jones, Clark and Alexander, Green Bay can cut a whopping $29.8 million off their 2023 cap by restructuring each deal. Jones is getting paid like a quarterback next year, so it makes sense to reduce that for the 28-year-old. The Packers can also make small restructures to Douglas and Campbell to get us the rest of the way.

Those five moves will save about $34.4 million for the Packers, getting them in legal standing to operate in 2023. Now, let’s check out how they can create additional space.