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Packers Free Agency: Sean Rhyan’s contract extension details

The Green Bay Packers signed center Sean Rhyan to a three-year, $33 million contract earlier this week. Packers Twitter/YouTube’s very own Ken Ingalls was able to get the contract details of the Rhyan deal, which is laid out below. First of all, there’s no void years here, so the Packers aren’t stretching these cap hits […]

The Christian Watson price tag has been set

We’ve told you for a while now to keep an eye on what happens with Alec Pierce in free agency, because Christian Watson, going into a contract year in 2026, is as close to a comparison to Pierce as you’ll find in the league. Both were drafted in the same class, are athletic players with […]

Former Packers 1st-round pick signs $30 million deal

A year after signing a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Las Vegas Raiders, following the experation of his rookie contract, former Green Bay Packers first-round pick cornerback Eric Stokes inked a three-year, $30 million contract to remain with the Raiders moving forward. This is the second big move the Raiders’ secondary has made in […]

Packers trade Rashan Gary to Cowboys for 4th-round draft pick

It took a few days after his social media post, but Rashan Gary finally has a new home. The Green Bay Packers have found a trade partner for Gary, sending him to the Dallas Cowboys on Monday morning. According to Dianna Russini, the Packers will get a late-round draft pick in 2027 in return. (UPDATE: […]

Packers Discussion: Who do YOU want Green Bay to sign in free agency?

The Green Bay Packers only have about $5 million in cap space right now, but they have plenty of ways to create more cap space if they want to. The decision to create cap space is all about opportunity cost. My perspective, as I’ll explain, is that if the Packers swing big in free agency, […]

Former Packers linebacker signs multi-year contract with Vikings

Former Green Bay Packers linebacker Eric Wilson has made himself a lot of money off of his 2025 campaign with the Minnesota Vikings. In his three years in Green Bay (2022 to 2024), Wilson made a total of $3.42 million, all on a series of one-year contracts that he signed as a veteran. After 2024, […]

Packers Free Agency: Nick Niemann contract details revealed

NFL reporter Aaron Wilson announced the details of Green Bay Packers linebacker Nick Niemann’s contract on Sunday night. According to Wilson, here are the teams for the special teams ace: This is very similar to the type of deal we projected players like Niemann to receive in our Mock Offseason 2.0 (which also included the […]

The 2026 NFL “Cool Name” Draft

I interrupt the very serious draft analysis and free agency news for which you come to APC in the offseason, to bring you some silliness. Some funny business, if you will. As someone whose Green Bay Packers draft knowledge begins the day the picks are made in April every year, I like to have a […]

ESPN: Dontayvion Wicks, Jayden Reed involved in trade talks

One day before the legal tampering period begins and free agents start flying off the board, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler has reported that teams are looking into two Green Bay Packers wide receivers who are set for contract years: Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks. “Also, [A.J.] Brown isn’t the only receiver potentially available. Baltimore’s Rashod Bateman, […]

The Packers have one swing left on a compensatory free agent

It’s hard to know without exact contract details, but the Green Bay Packers probably have a little room between them and the ceiling of the salary cap now that they’ve done a simple restructure of left guard Aaron Banks. Not enough to go on a spending spree, but enough to add one more modestly priced […]

Packers convert Aaron Banks’ 2026 money into signing bonus, save cap space

The Green Bay Packers were under the cap after re-signing running back Chris Brooks and converting the majority of safety Xavier McKinney’s 2026 money into a signing bonus, which allows the Packers to spread those cap dollars over multiple seasons — saving them short-term cap space. Since then, though, Green Bay has traded for linebacker […]

Packers reportedly sign Sean Rhyan to three-year deal

The Packers have re-signed offensive lineman Sean Rhyan, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Fowler indicates it’s a three-year, $33 million deal for Rhyan, which could be worth up to $39 million. The contract includes an $11 million signing bonus. Rhyan appeared in all 17 regular season games for the Packers this year, […]

What are the Packers’ biggest needs after the Zaire Franklin trade?

Alright, the Green Bay Packers finally filled one of the expected holes going into the offseason. At the combine, general manager Brian Gutekunst stated that the team needs to add competition at “inside linebacker” and the secondary. On Saturday, the Packers traded starting nose tackle Colby Wooden, going into the final year of his rookie […]

Packers trade Colby Wooden for LB Zaire Franklin

The Green Bay Packers have traded defensive tackle Colby Wooden for former Indianapolis Colts off-ball linebacker Zaire Franklin, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. The Packers started Wooden as their starting nose tackle in 2025, following the trade of Kenny Clark to the Dallas Cowboys, after Wooden previously played a three-technique earlier in his Green […]

Packers re-sign LB Nick Niemann after Zaire Franklin trade

Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber is reporting that the Green Bay Packers have re-signed Nick Niemann, a special teams ace on the roster, on a one-year deal. This news comes on the heels of the Packers trading for former Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin, who is now expected to be the team’s starting Mike linebacker in […]

Packers Free Agency: Jonathan Gannon’s nose tackle was just released

According to Pro Football Focus, Arizona Cardinals nose tackle Dalvin Tomlinson was the 11th-most-played nose tackle in the sport in 2025. The only 2026 free agent who played more snaps than him at the position last year was former Detroit Lions DJ Reader, for reference. On Friday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Tomlinson, who […]

ESPN drops contract projections for the Packers’ top free agents

ESPN’s Dan Graziano took a stab at projecting contracts for the top 20 free agents available in 2026, which includes four Green Bay Packers. Yes, the Packers have a lot of expiring contracts. The bad news for Green Bay fans: The Packers will try to protect these comp picks, meaning that they probably won’t be […]

Green Bay Packers will part ways with Rashan Gary

The Green Bay Packers are moving on from Rashan Gary, according to news first broken by Rashan Gary himself. He posted a farewell message to Green Bay on Friday afternoon announcing the end of his time with the Packers and ending with the messge “On to my next stop — nowhere near done yet.” There […]

Green Bay Packers News: Fans must never forget Bob Harlan’s leadership

No man is more responsible for the current state of the Green Bay Packers as an organization than Bob Harlan. Brett Favre and Reggie White led the resurgent 1990s-era Packers to a Super Bowl title. Mike Holmgren coached that team. Ron Wolf assembled it. But it was Harlan, the team President and CEO, who truly […]

Packers make statement on the passing of former president Bob Harlan

ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news on Thursday that former Green Bay Packers president (1989-2006) and CEO (1989-2008) Bob Harlan passed away on Thursday afternoon. According to Schefter, he remains the only man in NFL history to hire two different general managers to win a Super Bowl. Minutes after Schefter’s report, the Packers made a […]

The NFL Scouting Combine is on Life Support

I wanted to expand on this post by Justis about declining participation during the combine (it’s great, go and read it) because I don’t really think there is a way to fix any of this, and I wanted to discuss why that is. The amount of public access we have to sports data is a […]

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The Packers are now cap-compliant after Xavier McKinney’s conversion

The Green Bay Packers were over the cap heading into this week. The recent move to convert the majority of Xavier McKinney’s salary and roster bonus changed that, as his cap hit for 2026 dropped from $19.2 million to just $9.9 million, covering the $5.1 million that the Packers were over the cap by, without […]