Coming off a nightmarish NFC Championship Game against Tampa Bay, King returned to the Packers last offseason on a one-year, $5 million contract. The Packers gave him a $3.75 million bonus, which they prorated over a total of five years with the addition of four void years. When the Packers didn’t sign him to a new deal by a February deadline, all the leftover cap proration - $3 million – was dumped onto Green Bay’s 2022 cap as dead money.
So, if the Packers wanted to keep King, the time was then, not now.
It is easy to see why the Packers might not want him back. King played in 10 games with six starts last season. That, of course, means he missed seven games. In five seasons, he missed 30 of a possible 81 games due to the world’s longest list of injuries.
The Packers have a potentially elite cornerback trio with Jaire Alexander, Rasul Douglas and Eric Stokes. But, with Chandon Sullivan signing with the Vikings in free agency, the Packers have no proven depth. Shemar Jean-Charles, a fifth-round pick last year, didn’t have a good training camp and barely played as a rookie. On Friday, they signed Keisean Nixon, who is known mostly for his history with Snoop Dogg and his play on special teams.
Here are the rest of Green Bay’s unrestricted free agents.
Packers’ Remaining Free Agents Could Provide Key Depth - Sports Illustrated
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