The Green Bay Packers restructured the contract of left tackle David Bakhtiari, the first of many moves GM Brian Gutekunst needs to make to get his team in a better salary cap situation entering the 2021 league year.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Network first reported the restructuring.
Here’s what the move means for the Packers:
– The Packers used a common salary cap accounting trick. Instead of paying the massive roster bonus of nearly $11.1 million next month, the Packers converted the bonus into a signing bonus, allowing the team to spread the charge out over the four years of Bakhtiari’s deal.