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Mason Crosby Jersey White , the team wrote checks for over $80M last week."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football Advicewrote checks for over $80M last week.CDTShareTweetShareShareThe Packers have paid out over $24M in roster bonuses since 2019 league year beganJeff Hanisch-USA TODAY SportsShortly after the Green Bay Packers’ general manager, Brian Gutekunst, introduced the team’s many new players, he and the team’s finance department signed off on a series of roster bonus checks to players sticking around for 2019. The Packers have often implemented these roster bonuses as part of players’ compensation in recent years, including them on contracts as a way to give the team a little extra time to make decisions on whether to retain the players for the following year.This offseason, the Packers have released just one player who was scheduled to receive such a bonus. That was outside linebacker Nick Perry, whose release came on March 12th, the day before free agency officially began. remaining on the roster through February.Likewise, the team keeping Adams and Linsley should come as no surprise, as both players signed their latest contracts late in the 2017 season. Releasing Adams would have effectively been a wash from a cap space perspective, but as an elite NFL receiver on a team-friendly deal, Adams is going nowhere. The Packers could have gained some cap space by releasing Linsley, however, but he also remains one of the steadiest members of the offensive line and is playing up to his contract. Taylor is still a starter
Nick Perry Jersey , and although he had a bit of a down year in 2018, the hope is that he is more fully healthy this upcoming season. Instead, the notable names here are Graham and Williams. If the Packers were going to move on from Graham, they realistically would have needed to do so before writing that bonus check. Now that it has been paid out, the team would gain only $333,333 in cap space if they were to release him instead of saving that extra $5 million by cutting him before Sunday.Williams is a tougher case to assess, but between paying his bonus and the team seemingly letting Bashaud Breeland walk, he clearly appears to be in the Packers’ plans for this fall. However, despite paying his bonus, he is actually the player who could still open up the most cap space if the team released him; with just $2.625M dead if cut, releasing the veteran would actually open up $3.75M. Still, it appears that he is likely to play a primary role as a nickel corner, barring an unexpected move.All told, the bonuses paid in the last week come to $24.65 million
Jaire Alexander Jersey , which is in addition to the signing bonuses the team gave to their new free agent arrivals. Za’Darius Smith($20M), Preston Smith ($16M), Adrian Amos ($11M), and Billy Turner ($9M) received a total of $56 million on signing day. Adding in a $500,000 signing bonus for tight end Marcedes Lewis brings the total amount of cash the Packers paid out last week up to a whopping $85.15 million. The Packers’ star receiver discussed his feelings about the team’s new head coach at Pro Bowl practice."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCSTShareTweetShareShareCheese Curds, 1/24: Davante Adams weighs in on LaFleur; updates from day 2 at Senior BowlEd Mulholland-USA TODAY SportsWhile Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams hangs out in the sun in Orlando, the team’s decision-makers are in rainy Mobile, Alabama this week for the Senior Bowl. Practice on Wednesday was moved inside, meaning most of the media (including APC’s Owen Riese) were unable to observe practice.However, NFL.com did get a handful of people in, and we have a look at the day’s practice from that source. It looks to be an exciting group of players at this year’s game, particularly at positions that the Packers need this offseason.Meanwhile, Adams spoke to NBC26’s Kelly Price at Pro Bowl practice, and provided the first substantial interview by a member of the team since Matt LaFleur got the job as the next head coach. Give it a watch and get pumped up for what this offense could look like in 2019.Senior Bowl notebook
Womens Davon House Jersey , Day 2: Shades of Darius Leonard in LB - NFL.comA bunch of players mentioned in this recap of the second day could be legitimate Packers targets. Edge rusher Montez Sweat may be in play at pick #12, safety Nasir Adderley could be a possibility at #30, and wideout Deebo Samuel would be a nice fit at #44.Senior Bowl Buzz - Wednesday Evening | Draft AnalystHere's another look at some takeaways from Wednesday from another reliable source, Tony Pauline.Top FAs list littered with solutions for Packers’ biggest problems | Packers WireOf NFL.com's top 25 free agents, a whopping 15 are either edge rushers or safeties, the two biggest needs for the Packers on defense.Who's in, who's out (and what's still open) on Matt LaFleur's staff - ESPNHere's a good breakdown of the changes on the Packers' coaching staff, with several positions still left unfilled for the time being. That could change after the Senior Bowl, as meetings there could lead to some hires.Even ‘Madden’ thinks the Rams should’ve gotten a penalty vs. the Saints - SBNation.comThis is pretty hilarious. Even with defensive pass interference set to zero, an attempt to replicate Sunday's controversial play in the video game still drew a flag.Finally, let’s join former Packer Tom Crabtree in a laugh about the life of a journeyman player towards the end of his career: