Rashan Gary’s Final Contribution to Green Bay Packers Is Dead Cap Money
The Green Bay Packers eat $17 million in dead cap after Rashan Gary's disappointing tenure, a costly legacy for the former top pick.
It's fair to say that Rashan Gary was a dissapointment for the Green Bay Packers . He was the No. 12 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, and general manager Brian Gutekunst undoubtedly selected him because he saw big-time pass-rushing potential on his tape.
Potential was all Gutekunst had to have seen, though. That and freaky athleticism. Gary totalled 10.
5 sacks in three seasons for the Michigan Wolverines, but Gutekunst saw a 6-foot-5, 277-pound superhuman and felt the Packers could develop Gary into a star at the NFL level. That never happened, despite Gary showing some flashes of elite play and the Packers giving him not just the opportunity to come along slowly behind Za'Darius Smith and Preston Smith, but to play alongside Micah Parsons in 2025. Gary's high-water mark for sacks was 9.
5 in 2021, but he averaged just a tick over six sacks per season. That would have been good for a third-round pick. In fact, Packers fans would have been stoked about that production.