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Message: <blockquote data-quote="HardRightEdge" data-source="post: 765242">According to this site <a href="https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/green-bay-packers/" target="_blank">https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/green-bay-packers/</a> Cobb, Nelson, Matthews and Bulaga all have game day active roster bonuses but not start-of-the-league-year roster bonuses.  The June 1st. provision does not apply as a result.Click on a guy's name in that link and then read the "Contract Notes" section.These guys each have workout bonuses in the $250,00 - $500,000 range which presumably come due sometime during OTAs.  I'd suppose they'd be due at the time of volutary OTAs as an inducement to have the guys show up providing they do show up.So I don't see timing/savings issues in a cut or trade prior to the workout bonuses coming due.The amounts at issue are nominal.  Workout bonues or not, I'd expect the release/trade/extend/stand pat decisions to be made before OTAs start.  Ideally you would want your first teamers and competive situations penciled in by that time and not waste reps on first teamers with whom you're still looking to part ways.  The Rodgers renegotiation might throw a monkey wrench in that default plan.  If it were me I'd like to see him throw in OTAs before making the committment.  There seems to be an assumption that a plate and bunch of screws in the throwing shoulder is a non-issue.  I would not make that assumption.</blockquote>

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