This is the first article in a series of posts that will examine veteran players on the Green Bay Packers’ roster who are candidates for a contract restructure or outright release due to salary cap considerations. We continue today with a deep dive into Randall Cobb’s contract.
Rarely does an NFL player drive front office decisions, but rarely is there a situation like the one that the Green Bay Packers faced last summer with Aaron Rodgers. Almost immediately upon his return for training camp, the Packers re-acquired wide receiver (and Rodgers’ self-described “closest friend”) Randall Cobb from the Houston Texans, trading away a sixth-round pick to bring Cobb back to where he started his NFL career.