GREEN BAY, Wis. – Whatever the final number for the salary cap, the Green Bay Packers remain well over it. That’s going to present an enormous challenge on a number of fronts for general manager Brian Gutekunst as he attempts to build a team capable of getting over the hump and to the Super Bowl.
It will be a challenge to get under the salary cap by the start of the league-year on March 17, even after Friday’s transactions. It will be a challenge to sign his own free agents, such as All-Pro center Corey Linsley and running back Aaron Jones.