Why did Cobb leave Packers?

Cobb left Green Bay in free agency to sign a one-year deal with the Dallas Cowboys in 2019 before then leaving the Cowboys for the Texans on a three-year, $27 million contract that included $18 million guaranteed.

Why did Packers release Cobb?

To get under the salary cap, the #Packers cut WR Randall Cobb's salary by about $5.5 million. He was due to make around $8.5 million in total salary and now will make $3M, according to a league source. Instead of making $8.5 million, he'll earn just $3 million.

How did Randall Cobb leave the Packers?

So improbable that in October 2020 they sold their house in Green Bay, one they held on to for more than 18 months after Randall left the Packers as a free agent and signed with the Cowboys in 2019. When they sold it, Randall was well into his first season with the Texans.

Did Packers cut Cobb?

The Packers cut receiver Randall Cobb's salary by about $5.5 million, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Cobb was due to make around $8.5 million. The Packers brought Cobb back to town last season after Aaron Rodgers campaigned for a trade.

Why is Randall Cobb not playing for the Packers?

Packers coach Matt LaFleur is expecting to have receiver Randall Cobb back on the field for Saturday's divisional round game against the 49ers. Cobb has not played since reportedly undergoing core muscle surgery after getting injured during the Packers' Week 12 win over the Rams.

RANDALL COBB LEAVES PACKERS

Is Cobb coming back to Green Bay?

– Randall Cobb returned to the Green Bay Packers to reunite with Aaron Rodgers and win his first Super Bowl. When the playoffs begin on Saturday night, Cobb will be back on the field.

Will Randall Cobb be back for the playoffs?

Well, Cobb is back again, this time in less than two months from core muscle surgery, and just in time for the postseason. He was officially activated from injured reserve Thursday and is expected to play Saturday night against the 49ers in the divisional round.

Where will Randall Cobb play in 2022?

Brought back at the urging of Aaron Rodgers, Randall Cobb scored five touchdowns in 2021 but had a cap charge of more than $9.5 million in 2022. GREEN BAY, Wis. – Veteran receiver Randall Cobb accepted a pay cut to stay with the Green Bay Packers.

How much did the Packers pay for Randall Cobb?

Cobb, 31, is a former 2011 second-round pick of the Packers out of Kentucky. After his four-year rookie contract expired in 2015, the Packers signed Cobb to a four-year, $40 million extension that ran through the 2018 season.

How did Packers get under salary cap?

The Packers still have to trim about $8 million more to get under their adjusted salary cap of $215.4 million because in addition to saving $18 million on the Rodgers extension, they added $3.986 million by submitting a one-year, $3.986 million restricted free-agent tender to receiver Allen Lazard.

Did Aaron Rodgers want Randall Cobb?

Aaron Rodgers wanted more, however; he wanted Cobb. "He's unique in the fact of what he's done for this organization," Gutekunst said.

What is up with Randall Cobb?

Impact Cobb underwent core muscle surgery during the Packers' Week 13 bye and missed the rest of the regular season. With the benefit of a first-round bye in the playoffs, his time away from the field will end at five games as he prepares for a return for Saturday's divisional-round matchup with the 49ers.

Where did Randall Cobb go?

Green Bay Packers (second stint)

On July 28, 2021, the Green Bay Packers traded for Cobb at the request of his close friend and former teammate, quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Houston traded the rights to Cobb - and most of his salary obligations - to the Packers in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick.

Where was Cobb before Green Bay?

Cobb (5-10, 195, 11th season), who was originally selected by the Packers in the second round (No. 64 overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft out of Kentucky, rejoins Green Bay after playing the past two seasons for the Dallas Cowboys (2019) and the Houston Texans (2020).

What are the Packers paying Cobb?

To get there, Randall Cobb took a pay cut for the Green Bay Packers. According to Tom Silverstein, Cobb's base salary was cut by $5.5 million, lowering it from $8.5 million to $3 million. To get under the salary cap, the #Packers cut WR Randall Cobb's salary by about $5.5 million.

What's Aaron Rodgers contract?

The new deal bumps up his pay this season while lowering the cap figure. The Packers' quarterback is set to earn $42 million in 2022, $59.515 million in 2023 and $49.3 million in 2024, per Pelissero, getting him to the three-year, $150.815 million mark.

Will Aaron Rodgers return?

Rodgers announced Tuesday on Twitter that he will return to the Packers for the 2022 season. The sides are working on a new contract that would lower his salary-cap figure for the 2022 season while giving Rodgers, 38, contractual clarity well into his 40s.

How good is Randall Cobb?

He climbed his way up the depth chart by being one of the most reliable targets on the field. Cobb may not have fantasy football numbers, but he's the closest thing Green Bay has to a WR2. Over 12 weeks, Cobb has 28 receptions on 39 targets, good for 375 yards (13.4 YPR) and five touchdowns.

Who is coming back to Packers?

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers walks off the field during the second half of the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on October 28, 2021 in Glendale, Arizona. Aaron Rodgers is coming back to Green Bay, after all.

Why is Randall Cobb on injured reserve?

Cobb missed the last five games of the regular season with a core muscle injury. He suffered the injury on Nov. 28 against the Los Angeles Rams, had surgery during the bye week and ultimately went on injured reserve.

Is Randall Cobb going to play against the 49ers?

Update 01/22/22: Packers WR Randall Cobb is active and will play tonight against the San Francisco 49ers.

Is Clay Matthews retired?

Matthews joined the Los Angeles Rams in 2019, where he played one season with the team. He was not on an NFL roster in 2020. Despite not playing in the NFL in 2020, Matthews, 35, has not retired.