Pros and Cons to Packers Trading Away Rasul Douglas

Green Bay Packers cornerback Rasul Douglas (29) celebrates a defensive stop against the Minnesota Vikings during their football game on Sunday, January, 1, 2023 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. Wm. Glasheen USA TODAY NETWORK-WisconsinApc Packers Vs Vikings 1579 010123 Wag /

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Green Bay Packers GM Brian Gutekunst talks on the phone during practice on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 in Ashwaubenon, Wis.Gpg Packerspractice 091218 Abw158 /

Pro: More Salary Flexibility

The Packers are clearly in rebuilding mode, and it’s unlikely they’ll be ready to compete next season. That means the next year and a half of Douglas’s contract, the only time he has remaining on his current deal, would be wasted on a team that isn’t set to compete until at least 2025.

Trading Douglas gives the Packers about $860,00 of additional cap room this season and another $6.5 million in 2024. Green Bay will still need to make more financial moves during the offseason to sign their draft class and make any other moves. Trading Douglas jumpstart that process and gives them a draft pick in return.

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