How Does The 2021 Salary Cap Look And Should It Affect The 2020 Draft?

The Packers cap space for 2020 is depleted. At present, the team has about $11M in cap space under the Rule of 51. However, the team must deduct a little more than $2M to sign its draft class (net), plus another $3M to pay for the practice squad and for the 52nd and 53rd contracts. That would leave the Packers with about $4.8M heading into the season. Last year the team had to pay roughly $3.3M to players on the IR and PUP lists who did not have game active bonuses in their contracts. Unless the Packers release another player or restructure someone, it appears that they are done with free agency this year and that any carryover of cap from 2020 into 2021 will be negligible. Some players might reach incentives. I have been unable to find any details about Funchess' $3.75 million incentive package or how easily he might earn them.

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