One day before the NFL’s legal tampering period is set to begin, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Tom Silverstein reported that the Green Bay Packers will be releasing linebacker De’Vondre Campbell on Wednesday — the official start of the new league year. Campbell’s release will save the team nearly $10 million in short-term cap space.
Campbell, who has started for the Packers as a 3-4 inside linebacker over the last three years, will be given a post-June 1st designation — which is why he isn’t being released earlier. What that means is that all of his prorated bonuses will not hit the current salary cap, but the salary cap will also treat his contract as if the Packers kept him on the roster until the June 1st date.