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Martin from Port Washington, WI

I read somewhere that releasing Ja post-June 1, it would not count against comp pick against other teams signing him. Is that true and how does it affect us in that regard? Any other benefits of a post-June release vs. pre-June release?

By releasing him after June 1 (or had they released him earlier and designated the most post-June 1), the Packers could spread out the dead cap hit on Alexander over the next two years. But it sounds like they’ve chosen to take the full hit this year and just get it off the books.

Hey II, is there any possible benefit in pushing Jaire’s dead money hit all into this year? With the ability to roll over unused cap space into the next year, it seems like if they didn’t want to use it, they wouldn’t lose it. It just seems to limit what they could do this year if something unexpected happens, like a run of injuries that requires them to take on more contracts. Unlikely, but I am just trying to understand if there is any benefit here.

I’m not sure of the rationale. They’re clearly comfortable with the room they still have for this year, which remains substantial. It’s possible (and I stress possible because I don’t know and haven’t done all the math) if the Packers create too much cap space this year and end up not spending enough – say, for example, any delays arise in new contracts or extensions being worked on – they’d risk falling short of the minimum spend, which is either 89% of the cap over four years or 90% over three years; I’ve seen both published and referenced. Regardless, I believe the Packers have rolled over about $24M total in cap space from the last two years, which is roughly 5% of the combined 2022-23 cap maxes. So maybe that had something to do with the accounting.

On Monday we saw another big player move take place. Curious how a lot of these announcements are leaked before the Packer organization officially makes a statement. What is the process?

Reporters find out the information from the player’s agent, who is told before the organization makes an official announcement.

Nicholas from Washington, DC

Packers have a pattern of offloading great players a year early for financial reasons: Aaron Jones, Jordy Nelson, Rasul Douglas (midseason trade), the list goes on. I get that it’s a business, but are these cut-throat, “sensible” decisions the kind of things that hold us…