Packers Restructure David Bakhtiari’s Contract In Last-Ditch Effort to Retain Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams

Green Bay Packers are going hammer and tongs in their bid to retain the services of two of their expiring contract superstars: quarterback Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver Davante Adams. The Packers recently converted $2 Million of LT David Bakhtiari’s base salary and a 9.5 Million roster bonus into a signing bonus. Their move helped clear up $9.16 Million of cap space and is part of a series of salary cap moves they made this week.

The move will be helpful to the Wisconsin-based organization, which wants to get closer to the salary cap for the 2022 season. The motivation seems for the franchise is to keep hold of WR Davante Adams and QB Aaron Rodgers.

According to Spotrac figures entering the week, the Packers will be almost $37 million over the cap. They will need to make more moves it seems to clear a lot more space.

The move could all be too little too late for the franchise to retain their two superstars who might explore free agency. Both Rodgers and Adams are in the same boat, with the former’s decision influencing the wideout’s future. It’s a task of extreme challenges that the Packers will be going through to keep hold of their star players.

Packers Doing Everything Possible To Retain Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams

The reigning league MVP has been the guy in Wisconsin in recent seasons and has delivered when called upon. The Packers recognize the quality and value of Rodgers and his impact on turning games in their favor.

It seems there exists a little bit of desperation to make Rodgers stay and a reluctance to hit the reset button.

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Similarly, the organization will not be looking at losing talented wideout Adams who had a great 2021 NFL campaign. He was Rodgers’ No.1 target in the crucial moments throughout the season. Adams enjoyed a stellar year in the Packers’ offense with Rodgers putting together another MVP caliber season. The wide receiver will be waiting anxiously in the wings like the NFL fans on what decision will Rodgers end up making.

The Packers will need to make more adjustments to the contracts within their roster, and it might not be because of their players. They remain above the cap limit and hamper their chances of remaining competitive, so changes are necessary anyway. It will be a problem that they would have to deal with now rather than later damaging their future.

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