After the surviving the two-month long will he or won’t he fest, you’re probably ready to move on to the next part of the Packers offseason. Who gets cut? Who gets re-signed? Who gets restructured? Who threatens to hold out because they don’t want to play on the franchise tag that underpays them by 8 figures?
The Cuts
Let’s start with the most depressing portion of the off-season. The Packers will almost certainly cut franchise mainstays like Za’Darius Smith and Randall Cobb. And may even need to release players like Mason Crosby, Marcedes Lewis, and Dean Lowry to make the salary cap work.