“I would think we would know something before (March 16th).”
That’s the comment from Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst on Tuesday at the 2022 NFL Combine as he discussed his hopes for when he learns of Aaron Rodgers’ decision for the upcoming season. But as the Packers and their fans wait with bated breath to find out what Rodgers will do — and therefore what the Packers will look like next season — Gutekunst is as always balancing the present with the future.
Rodgers’ status will tip those scales of course, and the Packers have already begun to work towards getting under the 2022 salary cap by restructuring a handful of deals.