February 24, 2022 - Field Level Media
Reports: Packers restructure RB Aaron Jones’ contract
The Green Bay Packers continued their assault on their salary cap issues by restructuring running back Aaron Jones’ contract, multiple outlets reported Thursday.
The club converted $3.85 million of Jones’ 2022 salary into a signing bonus and added two void years for a savings of $3.08 million on his cap hit this season. Jones signed a four-year, $48 million extension in March 2021.
The Packers have now carved out $14 million in cap space over the past two days with more moves to make, per ESPN.
The Packers head into the 2022 season as the second-worst team in the NFL at a projected $42.8 million over the $208 million salary cap, per Over The Cap. Only New Orleans is in worse shape.
–Field Level Media
