Packers add cap room by restructuring OL Yosh Nijman’s contract

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty ImagesThe Green Bay Packers have been tight against the cap throughout 2023, as they attempt to pay off their cap debt that was amassed over the last two “all in” seasons. They received a little bit of relief on the accounting front to start the regular season, though, as ESPN’s Field Yates has reported that the team has converted a portion of offensive lineman Yosh Nijman’s contract into a signing bonus while adding four void years onto his one-year tender. Per Yates, this move creates $2.54 million in cap space for the Packers.

Nijman signed a one-year, $4.3 million contract with Green Bay this offseason after the Packers placed a second-round tender on the…