Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said he was confident he wouldn’t need to gut his team to work around the financial challenges involved with the shrinking salary cap in 2021.
Gutting the roster is one thing. Trimming it down is an inevitability. The Packers need to shed salary cap space before the start of the new league year, and cuts of veteran players will almost certainly play a part in the process.
For the purpose of this exercise, we considered quarterback Aaron Rodgers, left tackle David Bakhtiari, receiver Davante Adams, defensive lineman Kenny Clark and safety Adrian Amos as uncuttable. Cornerback Jaire Alexander, outside linebacker Rashan Gary, safety Darnell Savage, quarterback Jordan Love, offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins and running back A.J. Dillon are core players that have no logical or functional reason for release.
That leaves the following players as potential cap casualties (capable of saving $1 million or more on the cap in 2021) for the Packers this offseason: