By choosing to move on from Aaron Rodgers at this time, the Green Bay Packers inevitably worsened their already tight salary cap situation for this season.
As a member of the Packers in 2023, Rodgers came with a cap hit of $31.62 million. However, by trading him prior to June 1st, he leaves behind a dead cap hit of $40.31 million–or money that remains on the books even if Rodgers is playing elsewhere because of a bonus that he has already received but hasn’t yet counted against the salary cap.
