The Green Bay Packers continued their assault on their salary cap issues by restructuring running back Aaron Jones’ contract, multiple outlets reported Thursday.
The club converted $3.85 million of Jones’ 2022 salary into a signing bonus and added two void years for a savings of $3.08 million on his cap hit this season. Jones signed a four-year, $48 million extension in March 2021.
The Packers have now carved out $14 million in cap space over the past two days with more moves to make, per ESPN.
The Packers head into the 2022 season as the second-worst team in the NFL at a projected $42.8 million over the $208 million salary cap, per Over The Cap. Only New Orleans is in worse shape.