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On Wednesday, we noted that it would be instructive to learn how the Green Bay Packers structured the salary-cap impact of linebacker Clay Matthews' record-setting contract extension. Thursday, the numbers came in and here's what we can say: Matthews...

Some financial figures are starting to come in for linebacker Clay Matthews' contract extension with the Green Bay Packers. But the most important information -- its salary-cap structure -- might not be available until the paperwork is filed and proc...

We're Black and Blue All Over: BRISTOL, Conn. -- I'm starting the trek back to NFC North blog headquarters Thursday morning and will be back to full blogging speed by the afternoon. In the meantime, let's pass along some interesting information ma...

It appears the Green Bay Packers have now addressed two of the three major salary-cap issues they faced when the offseason began. Last month, they released defensive back Charles Woodson rather than absorb his $10 million cap figure. On Friday, ac...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Good morning and Happy March! As you might have heard Thursday evening, the NFL's 2013 salary cap number -- the total each team can spend for the year -- will be $123 million. That's a bit higher than most prognos...

We've spent some time running through the Green Bay Packers' options for tight end Jermichael Finley, who at the moment has the third-highest salary cap number on the team for 2013. We've also noted that coach Mike McCarthy appears in favor of whatev...

The future of Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley has been a matter of public discussion since December, when the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the team planned to part ways with him after the season. According to the report, salary c...

Welcome to Eight in the Box, a new NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: Who will be each team's biggest salary cap casualty this spring? Chicago Bears: There aren't likely to be any players relea...

INDIANAPOLIS -- So a lot of you are asking about salary cap space during this period leading up to NFL free agency. Below are the most updated numbers I have. I should once again emphasize that the salary cap is fluid and will remain so until the ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: INDIANAPOLIS -- The NFL scouting combine includes not only evaluations of draft-eligible players. Teams are also managing their salary cap and negotiating with their own free agents. Meanwhile, the league's competiti...

We've spent some time discussing the Green Bay Packers' options for clearing salary-cap space so they can offer potentially monstrous contract extensions to quarterback Aaron Rodgers and linebacker Clay Matthews, among others. I'm not sure whether th...

Another in a series of important offseason issues facing NFC North teams: We have detailed the deep list of expensive contracts the Green Bay Packers must extend to retain some of their core players, from quarterback Aaron Rodgers to linebacker Cl...

Perhaps you've already seen John Clayton's item on salary cap space for all 32 NFL teams. If not, I've pulled the four NFC North figures into this post. Keep in mind that cap numbers are fluid this time of year and aren't finalized until shortly b...

As we catch up on this week's news and events after some rare May travel, it's worth pointing out Forbes Magazine's annual rankings of the highest-paid coaches in professional sports. The top 10 includes eight NFL coaches and two from the NBA. One...

While we have a moment, let's make sure we're all clear on an important intersection of NFL rules pertaining the salary cap and franchise players. As ESPN business analyst Andrew Brandt notes, teams can temporarily exceed the league's salary cap l...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Our discussion on the Green Bay Packers' intentions, or lack thereof, for quarterback Matt Flynn has mostly revolved around the tangible issues of salary cap and negotiations. Could the Packers squeeze Flynn's projected $14 million ca...