When Green Bay Packers took over from Devant Adams to make noise on the pitch, there was silence off the court. He barely discussed his contract after the 2021 season, and Green Bay didn't tell anyone. Sources say there have been no negotiations on a new contract since the Packers and Adams stopped negotiating the contract at the end of July. Adams didn't mention it, and neither did the packer.
But no media coverage, doesn't mean that packers and Adams don't have ideas, which could pave the way for what's to come. Maybe the packers would give Adams a privilege tag at the end of the season before trying to give him a big contract. From Adams' current salary situation, his privileged signing is expected to reach $20 million.
Packers are tight on salary space in 2022, and as things stand now, the team will need to cut tens of millions of dollars to meet operational requirements. However, news suggests that based on Adams' importance to the team, the salary cap issue should not be a stumbling block to the packers from signing him. Adams is on track to become the league's highest-paid receiver, surpassing the annual salary of DeAndre Hopkins, who now earns $27.25 million a year.
Judging from Adams' performance and stats over the past few years, he really has a reason to be the league's top salary receiver. But it's also a challenge, meaning the Packers will be offering large multi-year guarantees to renew their contracts, and teams may also need a lot of signing bonuses to make the contract meaningful. This is challenging, but not impossible.
Of course, we should also take into account the situation of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Packers' number one problem in the offseason is to address Rogers, who says he will make a decision about his future soon after the 2021 season. It may be a contract extension, a transfer, or even a retirement.
Asked this week if Rogers' future would affect him, Adams said: "Of course, why not?" While that's not the most important thing, I care too. ”
If Rogers had chosen to leave Green Bay, Adams probably wouldn't have stayed here unless the team came up with a big contract with good faith. However, since Rogers is gone, coupled with the current salary cap, the team is likely to enter a reconstruction or semi-reconstruction state, and then spend a lot of money to renew Adams, it seems unnecessary.
(Great White)