$13 million in total salary cap space — and just over $9 million in “effective” cap space — doesn’t seem like a lot for an NFL team. Those are the current numbers for the Green Bay Packers just three days before the 2024 free agent negotiation period begins (on Monday) and five days ahead of the official start of free agency (Wednesday).
In all likelihood, those numbers will jump dramatically by Monday, however. The widely-expected release of David Bakhtiari would add another $21 million to each of those numbers, in turn putting the Packers squarely in the middle of the pack among NFL teams in terms of cap space.