The three-year, $33 million contract signed by Green Bay Packers center Sean Rhyan includes an $11 million signing bonus, a small Year 1 salary cap number and a potential out after one season.
NFL reporter Aaron Wilson has the contract details here.
As the Packers often do, Rhyan’s contract has a big signing bonus (one-third of the contract value), low base salaries ($1.95 million in 2026, $1.3 million in 2027) and roster bonuses in 2027 ($6.65 million) and 2028 ($3 million). Because of signing bonus proration, Rhyan’s cap number will be $6,666,666 in 2026.
Ken Ingalls has a full look at the contract:
The Packers did not add void years to the deal in an effort to lower the cap hit more in Year 1.
While the initial numbers looked big, this ends up looking like a good deal for the Packers. If things go south with Rhyan at center in 2026, the Packers can get out of the deal with a dead cap hit of under $8 million in 2027. It’s essentially a one-year, $14 million deal with team options for two years. Almost a third of the contract’s value is tied up into roster bonuses paid out in 2027 and 2028, so Rhyan will need to play at a high level to fully realize the deal’s value. The cap hit in Year 1 is excellent, and while the number balloons over $12 million in 2027 and $13 million in 2028, those will be manageable numbers if Rhyan emerges as a quality starting center.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: New contract details for Packers C Sean Rhyan
Reporting by Zach Kruse, Packers Wire / Packers Wire
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