The Green Bay Packers have fired Chris Gizzi as strength and conditioning coordinator, marking the second major move the team has made since Joe Barry’s firing. Gizzi, a former Packers player, served as the team’s strength and conditioning coordinator from 2000 to 2001. In 2019, he was promoted to head strength and conditioning coordinator. The Packers faced a young roster this season, with star players like David Bakhtiari, Aaron Jones, Christian Watson, De’Vondre Campbell, Jaire Alexander, and Eric Stokes.
The Green Bay Packers are expected to be $29 million over the salary cap for the regular season, according to Packers analyst Ken Ingalls. This means that the team will need to make numerous decisions regarding their free agent class. Players like Aaron Jones, David Bakhtiari, Preston Smith, and De’Vondre Campbell, who are still under contract with the team in 2024, will need to clear cap space. Additionally, players whose deals are expiring this year will also be considered.
The team will allow players like Darnell Savage, Jonathan Owens, AJ Dillon, Jon Runyan Jr., and Keisean Nixon to join the open market if they don’t sign a new contract by March. The only full-time starters are the safeties. Head coach Matt LaFleur hopes Dillon will resign, leaving Dillon to replace Aaron Jones in 2024. The team is also considering Dillon’s potential return.
ERFAs are players with expiring contracts in the league who are eligible for a qualifying offer from Green Bay. If they don’t receive a contract, they become unrestricted free agents. If they are signed, they become restricted free agents in 2025. The assumption is that all three players will return to qualifying offers this season.
The Packers’ 2024 roster, considering three ERFAs signing to qualifying offers and 14 reserve/futures player signings, is analyzed.
