The Green Bay Packers have one less player to worry about losing in free agency this season. Demetri Goodson, who was in the final year of his rookie contract in 2017, will not be hitting free agency next week due to a specific provision in the NFL’s CBA.
This situation was first reported by beat writer Michael Cohen, who pointed out that Goodson’s contract “tolls” for 2018 because he was not cleared to return to football from the Physically Unable to Perform list immediately upon becoming eligible to return after the team’s sixth game.