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Packers create $16 million in cap space with two contract restructures

"We'll probably restructure everybody."

That was Brian Gutekunst, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, during his season ending press conference when asked about the possibility of continuing the practice of restructuring contracts every offseason the past few years in an effort to keep the core of the team in tact and stay under the salary cap.

After lowering Aaron Jones cap number last week, Gutekunst and contract negotiator Russ Ball are at it again, most recently having restructured the contracts for Jaire Alexander and Preston Smith to the tune of $16 million in cap savings.

The #Packers restructured the contracts of stars Jaire Alexander and Preston Smith, source says, creating $9.