The Green Bay Packers are in need of cap space, but they could make room by letting the four players on their roster who have a contract for next season walk.
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The Green Bay Packers are in for a difficult offseason. They’re in a bad salary-cap situation, and instead of going out and acquiring a few guys to help them get over the hump, they’ll almost certainly have to let a few players leave in free agency.
This, along with some projected cutbacks, should enable general manager Brian Gutekunst and his staff to re-sign a few important players while working toward keeping Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams in the fold until 2022 and maybe beyond.
This offseason, the Packers have 14 unrestricted free agents on the market. Here are four players who should not be re-signed.
Wide Receiver, Equanimeous St. Brown
Equanimeous St. Brown (19) of the Green Bay Packers rushes on the field during an NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers | Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Equanimeous St. Brown entered the league as a player with a lot of promise. He was selected in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft out of Notre Dame, and it was evident what the Packers saw in him. He’s a 6-foot-5, 214-pound wideout who can be a good NFL possession receiver because to his height and power.
EQ’s problem is that he hasn’t been able to see the field due to injury, and when he has, he’s been inconsistent. Over four seasons, he’s only appeared in 37 of a possible 65 games, catching 37 passes for 543 yards and a score.
The Packers may be able to re-sign him to the practice squad, but he isn’t worthy of a second deal at this time.
Guard/Center Lucas Patrick
In the second half against the Baltimore Ravens, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 waits for the snap from center Lucas Patrick #62 | Getty Images/Rob Carr
For the last five seasons, Lucas Patrick has been a key member of the offensive line. In that time, he started 34 games and is capable of playing both guard and center. We witnessed how crucial having diverse depth can be last season in Green Bay, but it’s the offensive line’s “depth” that, strangely, makes it easier for the Packers to let Patrick go.
He’s a seasoned pro who can command a large sum of money on the open market. It would be a no-brainer to bring him back if the Packers weren’t limited for cash. Because they are, they’ll have to hope that Elgton Jenkins can return to form fast, that Jon Runyan and Royce Newman can improve in their second seasons, and that they can continue to draft for the offensive line’s interior.
Patrick is deserving of a spot on the team, but he might be a cap casualty.
Cornerback Kevin King
BRADY bebí3 a Kevin KING entero de nuevo mientras los Packers esperaban un pase rápido a los laterales.
Con la línea en CERO, Scotty Miller está en las diagonales.
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— Joshúa Maya (@PlaysOfTheWeek) January 24, 2021
It’s time for Kevin King’s Green Bay adventure to come to an end.
King was selected by the Packers with the 33rd overall choice in the 2017 NFL Draft, and he was projected to be a standout from the start. While he soon earned a starting spot and has had star-like moments over the previous five seasons, King has never lived up to his promise as an early second-round choice. He’s been erratic, to say the least, and he’s struggled to remain healthy.
With his stature (6-foot-3, 200 pounds) and length at the line of scrimmage, he has the potential to be a tough lockdown corner, but only when he’s on the field and locked in.
In Green Bay, that hasn’t always been the case for King. Since being drafted, he’s only appeared in 51 of 81 possible games.
Fans made King a scapegoat after he allowed Scotty Miller burn him for a 39-yard touchdown late in the first half of the 2020 NFC Championship Game, but Green Bay welcomed him back nonetheless for a one-year “prove-it” contract in 2021.
Unfortunately, King was only able to demonstrate that he is untrustworthy and so unworthy of another contract.
Tight End Robert Tonyan Jr.
End of the rope Green Bay Packers #85 Robert Tonyan leaves the field after suffering an injury during the second half of an NFL game | Christian Petersen/Getty Images
Thanks to his output during the 2020 season, Robert Tonyan Jr. is the “largest” name on this list. That season, Tonyan was one of Rodgers’ favorite targets. He has a total of 52 receptions for 586 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Tonyan’s season-ending injury in 2021 curtailed a lot of the hype around him, but in the eight games he did play, he didn’t look as committed in the offense. He only had 18 receptions for 204 yards and two scores.
Tonyan possesses the size, speed, and hands to be a good NFL tight end, but his résumé only includes the 2020 season. While this might imply the Packers could re-sign him on the cheap, it is more probable that the club will stick with Josiah Deguara, a 2020 third-round selection. Head coach Matt LaFleur is searching for a “jack of all crafts” in his scheme, and Deguara fits the bill. To augment the depth chart, the Packers might choose another tight end or two in the 2022 draft.
Tonyan, once again, is a victim of the cap crisis more than anything else.
ESPN and Pro Football Reference provided the statistics. Spotrac provides contract information.
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