GREEN BAY, Wis. – With the Green Bay Packers sitting uncomfortably over the salary cap, they can’t afford to sign J.J. Watt.
Right?
Not so fast.
“Money isn’t an issue,” one team’s high-ranking personnel man said during a conversation about Watt.
According to OverTheCap.com and based on its projection of a $180.5 million salary cap, the Packers are $11.45 million over the cap. Earlier in the week, the NFL announced the cap “will be no less than” $180 million. While teams might be planning their budgets on that amount, many around the league – perhaps even most – believe the cap will be higher than that.