The Packers are currently about $6.9 million over the cap before the new league year begins on March 13. To free up some additional spending flexibility for Green Bay, veteran defensive end Kenny Clark could sign a new contract extension According to Spotrac, Clark will be $27.4 million off the cap in 2024; However, he can command a three-year extension worth $51 million. Matt Lombardo thinks an extension could happen this offseason:Without a new deal, only veteran forward David Bakhtiari is expected to fall before the 2024 campaign. Also, Clark’s current contract currently represents 10.94 percent of the Packers’ cap space.Still one of the best players at his position, Clark had 7.5 sacks, underscoring his dominance as an interior passer, and added 44 tackles. Clark made his third Pro Bowl appearance in 2023, replacing Javon Hargrave, who went to the Super Bowl with the San Francisco 49ers.If the Packers complete Clark’s contract extension, it will be the second straight season that Green Bay has rewritten the veteran’s contract.Just last offseason, the Packers cleared $11 million in cap space, turning $13.835 million into signing bonus money. 4 Green Bay had just $6.4 million in cap space when Clark was restructured, so reforming the Pro Bowl defensive lineman’s contract was as central to creating spending flexibility last season as it will be when free agency begins this year..
