NFL Media Researcher Anthony Holzman-Escareno constructed “the best NFL team money can buy” in an exercise this week. With some reasonable limitations on the volume of rookie contracts allowed, Holzman-Escareno’s ultimate goal was to build the best team he could piece together using existing cap hits that still fit under the 2021 salary cap.
In the end, he settled on two Green Bay Packers making the hypothetical squad: cornerback Jaire Alexander and receiver Allen Lazard. For reference, the Minnesota Vikings (WR Justin Jefferson) and Chicago Bears (DL Bilal Nichols) had one player represented on the team while no Detroit Lions made the list.