Packers will have an extra salary cap hit after latest David Bakhtiari news

With that move, Bakhtiari will receive $2.05 million because he was released without passing a physical. The Packers will have an $1.23 million extra cap hit in 2024.

David Bakhtiari could file an injury grievance for his entire 2024 salary of $21.5 million. In this case, Green Bay would have $8.6 million (40%) hitting the cap immediately, and the result of the grievance would add or subtract to that value in the future. However, it doesn't seem like this is a likely scenario at this point.

David Bakhtiari received a positive injury update back in May. Nevertheless, the offensive lineman has not only not signed elsewhere, no team has even brought him in for a workout. Since suffering a severe knee injury in December, 2020, Bakhtiari has played only 13 total games. The last time he was on the field was in week 1 of last season, when the Packers faced the Chicago Bears. Then, he had to go through a new surgery and is still in the recovery process.

With the new cap hit after the injury protection, the Packers will have $20.295 million in dead money for David Bakhtiari in 2024. There's no dead money left beyond that, since the Packers didn't use a post-June 1st designation.

David Bakhtiari is still open to the possibility of playing in the NFL.