The Green Bay Packers have sixty players on their active roster and injured reserve as of the conclusion of their 2016 NFL season, and a number of them have contracts which will expire on March 9th. That is the date that the 2017 league year begins, and when free agency kicks off.
2017 NFL Offseason Calendar & Key Dates
Evan "Tex" Western
Exactly 20 of those 60 players will be free agents in some fashion, whether they are Unrestricted, Restricted, or Exclusive-Rights free agents. Here we break down which players fall into each of those categories and the critical differences between the three types of free agency.