Gary Agrees to Restructure Terms of Current Deal with Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Rashan Gary and the Green Bay Packers have reworked his four-year, $96 million contract, agreeing to terms that shift a hefty slice of his 2025 roster bonus into a signing bonus, the team announced Tuesday. The star edge rusher’s tweak frees up cap space, giving GM Brian Gutekunst more ammo as the Packers chase a Super Bowl in 2025.

Gary was set to carry a $25.66 million cap hit in 2025, including a $6.8 million base salary and an $8.7 million roster bonus due March 14. The new terms convert $8 million of that roster bonus into a signing bonus, spread evenly over the remaining three years (2025-2027) at $2.67 million annually. That drops his 2025 cap hit to $19.99 million, saving Green Bay $5.33 million this year while nudging future costs up slightly. His deal still runs through 2027, locking in the 27-year-old pass-rush beast.

After a strong 2024—9 sacks, 46 pressures, anchoring a top-15 pass rush (ESPN)—Gary’s move is a team-first flex. With $46 million in cap space already, this pushes the Packers to roughly $51 million (per Over The Cap), fueling buzz about adding a wide receiver to replace Christian Watson (out with an ACL tear) or beefing up the D-line post-TJ Slaton.

“It’s about the ring,” Gary said via Packers.com. “I’m here to win.” His $700,000 workout bonus and $800,000 per-game bonuses stay intact, rewarding a guy who’s played 85% of defensive snaps since 2022. Fans on X erupted: “Gary’s a dawg—cap space for a WR now!” (@PackersHype).

Fresh off signings like Aaron Banks and Nate Hobbs, plus Xavier McKinney’s restructure, the Packers are stacking chips. Gary’s new terms scream one thing: Green Bay’s loading up for a title run.