Green Bay Packers
TightGreen Bay Packers are carrying $96.5M in dead money this year — cap already spent on players no longer on the roster. They project $7.0M OVER the 2027 cap before signing a single player — restructures, extensions or cuts are required to get compliant. Real flexibility doesn't arrive until 2028 (projected +$55.2M), as current deals roll off. The decisions that shape it: Jordan Love ($44.0M), Micah Parsons ($26.8M), Aaron Banks ($25.4M) top the 2027 book.
Cap trajectory
Projected space, next three years
2026+$6.4M
$307.8M committed
2027−$7.0M
$334.0M committed
2028+$55.2M
$296.8M committed
Space is OTC's projection against a projected future cap. Negative = over the line before any new signings.
Decision watch-list
Biggest 2027 cap hits
| Jordan Love | $44.0M |
| Micah Parsons | $26.8M |
| Aaron Banks | $25.4M |
| Xavier McKinney | $24.8M |
| Zach Bako-Bewele | $17.9M |
| Josh Jacobs | $16.6M |
Ranked by cap hit — the contracts that drive the restructure-or-cut call. Per-player cut-savings math isn't modeled yet.