The Packers are projected to lose $7.9 million in their Ex-1st-Round Pick to TB.
Darnell Savage returned to the Green Bay Packers active roster after spending four weeks on the IR with an injured calf. He played his best NFL game in three years, limiting the Chiefs’ passing game to 201 yards. Bleacher Report predicts that Savage, a free agent in the offseason, could be wrapping up his Packers career, with B/R suggesting he may be leaving for the Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay needs a free safety if Antoine Winfield Jr. leaves free agency. Savage, with his speed, ball skills, and nine career interceptions, can fill this role as a good center fielder and help cover sideline to sideline.
Buccaneers. Packers rumors continue to circulate during the Green Bay stretch run.
Packers rumors were prevalent before the start of the season, with the team picking up Darnell Savage’s $7.9 million fifth-year option, making him the 17th-highest paid safety in football. Savage had been tailing off in the 2021 season after a strong first two seasons. The Packers gave him the option year payout in the 2022 offseason, which would apply to the 2023 season. However, Savage’s tailing off turned into a tailspin, leading to his benching last year.
