If one thing is guaranteed with each NFL season, that’s a change.
List turnover is limited to the pay-as-you-go league life portion and Packers is no exception. Key players have left Green Bay in recent seasons, whether it’s a pay cut or a drop in their game.
In March, Za’Darius Smith and Billy Turner were suspended as Packers began to hat, while Marquez Valdes-Scantling was allowed to reach a free agency. In 2021, Corey Linsley and Jamaal Williams left Green Bay, and in 2020, Bryan Bulaga and Blake Martinez moved on.
Packers face tough decisions every off-season season as they push the financial envelope in pursuit of another Lombard trophy. The same challenge awaits them in 2023, which means that many of the key players can play their final season in Green Bay.
Aaron Jones
It came as a surprise when Jones was awarded a four-year extension on the eve of the Free Agency in 2021, as many expected Packers to let him hit the open market rather than go after the chase.
A closer look at Jones’ contract made it clear that it was actually a team-friendly deal that gave Packers a clear “off” after the 2023 season.
Jones’ shot will rise from just $ 5.9 million in 2022 to $ 20 million next season, and the star’s defender will continue to earn $ 16 million in 2024. As Jones turns 28 this year, his play would be a huge shock. Green Bay in 2023 under its current structured agreement.
In AJ Dillon and Kylin Hill, Packers have two more talented players on the list, and Dillon is likely to receive an extension after his starting contract expires after the 2023 season.
Restructuring would certainly be an option, but Jones is a clear candidate for next season.
Adrian Amos
Amos has been one of the pillars of Green Bay defense since boarding in 2019, but Packers may have difficulty maintaining safety beyond 2022.
He has a lot of suitors in a free agency who would be happy to pay the highest dollar, and Packers may find it difficult to compete.
Undoubtedly, Green Bay has an interest in keeping Amos in town, but they will have to draw the line at some point so that the player will have a 30-year-old season in 2023.
The Packers are already on the hook to get Darnell Savage’s fifth-year option in 2023, which will cost him $ 7.9 million, and if Savage can bounce back this season and become a key member of another Green Bay team, the team can move to feel better. . on of Amos.
Randall Cobb
Cobb cut his 2022 salary through restructuring to stay in Green Bay for another year, but it looks like this season may be the last, not only in the Packers but also in the NFL.
Cobb’s presence on the team, who will turn 32 this year, is due solely to Aaron Rodgers, but in 2022, in an otherwise young and inexperienced reception room, the leadership of his veterans is very much needed.
However, Amari Rodgers was specifically elected in 2021 to fill the role that Cobb vacated when he left for Dallas in 2019, and if Rodgers is able to take a step forward in his second-year campaign, Cobb may no longer be needed this year.
At some point, being on Cobb’s list is unfair to Rodgers, and it seems unlikely that the Packers will keep him with him in 2023 if he only acts as a stop to younger players.
The love of Jordan
Aaron Rodgers’ new contract means he will almost certainly retire Packer, and it also changed the possibility that Love would ever qualify for Green Bay QB1.
The Packers will have to decide on Love’s fifth year of choice after the 2022 season, and it’s hard to imagine GM Brian Gutekunst committing to the big cap that comes with being set as a quarterback.
Assuming the Green Bay relinquishes the option, 2023 would be Love’s last contract year with the team, and if he can make an impression in the pre-season seasons of 2022 and 2023, Packers may pay in favor of Love and replace him before he loses. nothing.
Of course, if Rodgers decides to retire after 2022, the keys may be given to Love and he may continue to play for Packers for many years to come, but it seems more likely that a young quarterback will never have a real chance. type Green Bays.
Dean Lowry
Much has been done of the extension granted to Dean Lowry in 2019, for which few can claim to have lived.
In fact, Lowry enjoyed a much better 2021 season than his last few years in terms of both quality and consistency, and has more than earned his place in the defending Green Bay in 2022 as a stable and reliable part.
However, it is hard to imagine that Lowry would get another extension at the end of the season after the current contract expires. He’s starting his 29-year season, and the Packers chose a new companion for Kenny Clark earlier this year with more success in Devonte Wyatt.
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