To Retain Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams, Packers Restructure Kenny Clark’s Contract to Create $10 Million in Cap Space

Green Bay Packers have started to prepare themselves for the salary cap 2022 as they make some notable changes to retain two of the star players on the roster. They made some contract restructures in the team’s youngest player, Kenny Clark, in order to create some more space over the 2022 salary cap, which stands at around $42.7 Million.

This is a significant and long-expected move by the Packers. Moreover, Defensive Lineman Clark has also acknowledged the restructures made to his deal, which includes two-voided years at the end of his contract, and also converted his 2022 profit into a signing bonus.

Packers’ $10 Million move over Kenny Clark

Kenny Clark, the two-time Pro Bowler had a good 2021 run as per stats, with 16 games, 13 QB hits, 4.0 sacks, and 48 combined tackles this season. The athlete signed a 4-year deal, a $70 Million extension in the year 2020, and now has a revamped contract.

As per ESPN’s NFL Insider reporters, Kenny Clark’s 2022 compensation includes his base salary of $7.2 Million and a roster bonus of $6.4 Million, which has now converted into a $13.615 million signing bonus. Moreover, this reconstruction of Clarks’ contract clears $10.892 Million of the 2022 cap space for the Green Bay Packers.

Will there be more contract restructures?

The contract restructure is a big move to manage the cap space by the franchise. However, Kenny Clarks’ contract won’t be the last one. Green Bay Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst made sure that more such moves will take place.

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As per Matt Schneidman, the GM stated, “We touched Kenny’s contract and there will be much more that we touch along the way.” The team may look into the upscaled contracts of LB Za’Darius Smith, RB Aaron Jones, and OT David Bakhtiari as well.

The franchise is aiming to retain veteran athletes QB Aaron Rodgers and WR Davante Adams, two of the distinguished players in the Green Bay line-up. Both athletes’ destiny is still a big question for people. As Adams may hit free agency soon, and Rodgers’ plans are still an enigma.

The Packers are taking some precautionary methods to save some more cap space to maintain the veteran benefit in the roster.

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