Affording Khalil Mack - A Packers Financials Deep Dive.

Many have questioned whether we should try to acquire Khalil Mack. The arguments include how much draft capital we should give up and whether we can afford to pay him. I am going to focus on how Mack might fit under our current salary cap situation in 2018 and offer some possibilities for 2019. The first thing is to figure out just how much cap space we currently have. The Rule of 51 is all well and good, but we need to know what space is available when September arrives and all contracts count.

The major services are operating under the Rule of 51, and they disagree about how much cap space we have. Their numbers should be reduced by the salaries of the 52nd and 53rd players on the roster…