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    Green Bay Packers: The Dead Cap Implications of Trading David Bakhtiari to the New York Jets (Or Anywhere Else)

    Robin M AdamsBy Robin M AdamsAugust 16, 2023No Comments4 Mins Read
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    Nov 27, 2022; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Green Bay Packers offensive tackle David Bakhtiari (69) against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
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    There are rumors swirling that the New York Jets have had internal discussions about attempting to trade for Green Bay Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari. Their offensive line is, in a word, terrible, and they need to figure out a way to keep four-time MVP and future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers upright. If they cannot, having Garrett Wilson and Delvin Cook won’t do much good.

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    The Jets, of course, realize this and need a find a way to improve. The problem is that the free agent market is dried up in terms of quality players. This means that they can only improve via trade. In this sense, a trade for Bakhtiari, who is good friends with Rodgers, makes sense.

    However, the notion that the Jets and Packers would agree to another trade this offseason is more a work of fan fiction in Madden than an actual scenario discussed by professional general managers.

    The Green Bay Packers Would Be Financially Irresponsible to Trade David Bakhtiari This Season

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    Green Bay Packers guard Elgton Jenkins (74) and offensive tackle David Bakhtiari (69) are shown Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, during the team’s first practice at training camp in Green Bay, Wis.
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    David Bakhtiari is the highest paid player on the Packers’ roster this year. A quick glance at the financials would show that he is owed over $21 million this season. Trading him, though, does not realistically free the Packers from paying him.

    Due to the way his contract was restructured in the past, Green Bay would still owe him $15 million this year, even if he was not on the team. In reality, trading the three-time Pro Bowl left tackle would only save them $1.5 million this year.

    The Packers would also have a $19 million dead cap hit this season and another $19 million cap hit in 2024. In other words, trading Bakhtiari would cost the Packers over $38 million with him not playing a single snap for the team in 2023.

    On the other hand, if Bakhtiari plays out the season with Green Bay and then is cut during the offseason (his cap hit is $40 million in 2024), then the Packers would just have the one dead cap hit of $19 million in 2024. Of course, there is always a chance that they extend his contract after this season, too.

    In any case, cutting him in the offseason or extending him to lower his cap hit is a far more financially responsible route than trading him to the Jets, or to anyone for that matter.

    Even If the Green Bay Packers Traded David Bakhiari in 2023, Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets May Not Be the Team to Get Him

    Jul 22, 2023; Florham Park, NJ, USA; New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) looks on during drills the New York Jets Training Camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports (NFL News)
    Jul 22, 2023; Florham Park, NJ, USA; New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) looks on during drills the New York Jets Training Camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports (NFL News)

    When the New York Jets acquired Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers, the swapped first round picks in 2023, sent over a 2023 second round pick, and sent a conditional second round pick in 2024 (becomes a first round pick if Rodgers plays 65% of the snaps this season).

    Due to the conditional status of the pick they sent to the Packers, New York cannot trade either their first or their second round pick until after the season. At that point, one of those picks will go to Green Bay.

    Following the first two round, New York has five more draft picks for the remainder of the draft. Any trade for any player, especially one of Bakhtiari’s caliber, is going to require them to move one or more of those picks, and none of them are higher than a third round pick.

    It will take more than that to pry Bakhtiari away from Green Bay, especially at the aforementioned financial hit the team would take by trading him.

    In the end, a trade of David Bakhtiari anywhere, especially to the Jets, makes no sense for the Packers.

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    Robin M Adams is an author, journalist, and writer of significant sports-related articles. Robin is also the co-owner of Wisconsin Sports Heroics, a sports news website that covers Wisconsin sports. He covers all things Wisconsin sports, but mostly the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Bucks, and Milwaukee Brewers.

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