After a disappointing 13-10 Division Round playoff loss to the 49ers in snowy Lambeau field, the Packers got busy working out a four-year extension with Aaron Rodgers worth a reported $200 million, with a 2022 cap hit of 28.5 million. The fallout from this, was that the team, already struggling with the cap, had to cut cap space elsewhere. To do this they traded Rodgers’ number one target Davante Adams after he refused to play this year under the franchise tag. Ouch.
Adams, who was also looking for a new deal with big numbers (hence the need for the trade) was dealt to Las Vegas and was immediately signed to a new $141.