Mecole Hardman's one-year deal with the Green Bay Packers includes only $150,000 guaranteed -- all in the form of a signing bonus -- and has a cap number just under $1,500,000 for the 2025 season, per Over the Cap. The deal suggests Hardman is no lock for the 53-man roster and takes nearly all the financial risk out of adding the veteran speedster to the roster's expected competitions at wide receiver and returner this summer.
Hardman will have a base salary of $1,170,000 -- the minimum for a veteran player with six accrued seasons -- and a $50,000 workout bonus, plus $130,000 total available in per-game roster bonuses.