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JACKSONVILLE, FL - OCTOBER 27:Green Bay Packers quarterback Malik Willis (2) high fives Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Rasheed Walker (63) during a NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 27th, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, FL. (Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Monday afternoon brings the start of the NFL’s free agent negotiation period, often referred to as the “legal tampering” period. Starting at 12 Noon Eastern, teams may begin talking to agents of unrestricted free agents to work out the framework of contracts that can be officially signed after 4 PM Eastern on Wednesday, when the 2026 league year begins.
Frequently, big-name free agents will agree to the terms of their new deals during the 52 hours of the negotiation period, and that should well be the case once again this year. For the Green Bay Packers, that likely means the team will have an idea where their departing free agents will be going and what sorts of contracts they will be signing, which should give the team an idea how it can proceed with bringing in external free agents to maximize their compensatory draft picks for 2027.
The Packers have already started working on their free agent class, however, by re-signing three players prior to the start of open negotiations. Monday morning also brought the news that the Packers have traded Rashan Gary, sending him to the Dallas Cowboys for a 2027 4th-round draft pick.
Keep your browser locked here for all the news about the Packers through the next few days as we monitor the players who will be leaving Green Bay as well as any that end up heading to Wisconsin.
Incoming Free Agent News
The Packers are generally not expected to make any big splashes by bringing in external unrestricted free agents dur to compensatory pick calculations and salary cap space. However, stay tuned here for news of the Packers being involved in negotiations with players from other teams.
- Packers sign CB Benjamin St-Juste (formerly of the Los Angeles Chargers) to a 2-year, $10 million contract
- Packers sign WR/KR Skyy Moore to 1-year, $2.5M deal with max value of $4.5M
Outgoing Free Agent Rumors
We will keep you up to date with any significant news or rumors related to former Packers players negotiating with or agreeing to terms with other teams. As a reminder, the big unrestricted free agents to watch here are the following:
QB Malik Willis, LT Rasheed Walker, WR Romeo Doubs, LB Quay Walker, EDGE Kinsgley Enagbare, TE John FitzPatrick, LB Kristian Welch
- Malik Willis agrees to 3-year, $67.5 million contract with Miami Dolphins
- Willis’ deal has $45 million guaranteed, including his base salaries in 2026 and 2027 (Pelissero)
- Kingsley Enagbare agrees to 1-year, $10 million deal with New York Jets
- Romeo Doubs is not expected to re-sign with the Packers (Rob Demovsky)
- Quay Walker agrees to 3-year, $40.5 million deal with Las Vegas Raiders
Re-signings
- Josh Whyle, TE
- Jonathan Ford, DT
- Brenton Cox, EDGE
- Darian Kinnard, OL
- Kristian Welch, LB
- Sean Rhyan, C
- Nick Niemann, LB
- Chris Brooks, RB
Other Packers News & Notes
Look here for any other particularly notable news on the free agency front that involves the Packers.
- Packers trade Rashan Gary to Cowboys for 4th-round 2027 draft pick
- Packers release Elgton Jenkins, create $19.5 million in cap space
- Packers release Nate Hobbs as post-June 1 cut, will free up $8.8 million in cap space this summer
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