GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers will pick up an extra $1.2 million in salary-cap space for the 2017 season because of weekly roster bonuses that went uncollected.
A total of 15 players on their roster had bonuses there were based on how many games in which they were active in the 2016 season. Had every one of those players been on the 46-man game-day roster for all 16 regular-season games, the Packers would have paid out $7.35 million this season.
Instead, they doled out $6,131,250 under their bonus plan and thus will be allowed to carry over $1,218,750 in extra salary-cap space for this year.