GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers agreed to a one-year deal to bring back free agent cornerback Kevin King on Tuesday — and they did it with salary cap space they created by restructuring safety Adrian Amos’ and kicker Mason Crosby’s contracts.
They also did it without making any alterations to reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers’ contract, despite an NFL Network report that the two sides were discussing a restructured deal.
Rodgers is under contract through the 2023 season, but he’s set to carry an NFL-high $37.5 million salary cap number in 2021. The remainder of the deal provides no financial or contractual guarantees the team won’t move on after the 2021 season to replace Rodgers with last year’s first-round pick, Jordan Love, as the starting quarterback.