Packers to carry $57.1 million in dead money on 2023 salary cap

Almost 18 percent of the Green Bay Packers’ salary cap in 2023 will be tied up in nine players that won’t (or are unlikely to) play for the team this season.

Adding in the $40.3 million in new dead money as a result of trading Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets, the Packers now have a little over $57.1 million in total dead money sitting on the salary cap for 2023.

The other eight players creating dead money are the result of either releases or voided contracts, which accelerate bonus money paid onto the cap.

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