‘Money Isn’t Issue’ as Packers Deal with Cap While Chasing Watt

GREEN BAY, Wis. – With the Green Bay Packers sitting uncomfortably over the salary cap, they can’t afford to sign J.J. Watt.

Right?

Not so fast.

“Money isn’t an issue,” one team’s high-ranking personnel man said during a conversation about Watt.

According to OverTheCap.com and based on its projection of a $180.5 million salary cap, the Packers are $11.45 million over the cap. Earlier in the week, the NFL announced the cap “will be no less than” $180 million. While teams might be planning their budgets on that amount, many around the league – perhaps even most – believe the cap will be higher than that.

The expectation, one source said, is the cap will be, at a minimum, about $184.5 million but…