After trading superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets before the 2023 NFL season, the consensus was the Green Bay Packers would turn to an unproven Jordan Love and begin what seemed to be an extensive rebuilding process for the storied franchise.
Although the first half of the 2023 campaign seemed to go as many predicted, with the Packers losing six of their first nine regular-season games, Green Bay turned it on in the second half of the season to finish with six wins in the last eight games and secure a spot in the NFL playoffs.
As if that wasn’t surprising enough, the Packers went on to dominate the second-seeded Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the postseason and turn a lot of heads as they gave the eventual NFC champion San Francisco 49ers a run for their money in the next round.
Needless to say, the rebuilding process is over in Green Bay, with the team much closer to being a title contender in the NFC than once thought, which is a promising sign for the franchise moving forward.
With a bright future ahead with Love at the helm, the team now has the seventh-most cap space in the NFL after making a savvy move with the release of De’Vondre Campbell, according to Eli Berkovits of CBS Sports.
The #Packers saved $10.6 million with De’Vondre Campbell being a post June 1st release…
The Packers now have the 7th most cap space in football. pic.twitter.com/cfNjxFSsTT
— Eli Berkovits (@BookOfEli_NFL) June 2, 2024
Fortunately for the Packers, the franchise has been experiencing nothing but positive changes lately, and the team hopes to keep it going next season.
Green Bay is expected to be a force to be reckoned with once again in the NFC, with Love taking another step closer to being one of the elite quarterbacks in the game.
