Gary, the 12th overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, has two years remaining on a four-year, $96 million extension signed in 2023. He has a $17.042 million salary cap hit in 2026 and no guaranteed salary in the final two seasons of his contract. Cutting Gary would save the Packers $10.9 million in cap space, but trading him would save the Packers just as much.
Gary has posted 46.5 sacks in his seven years with Green Bay, which includes a 2024 Pro Bowl nod. He has yet to reach double-digit sacks in a season.
In 2025, he had 7.5 sacks for the second straight season, had 45 tackles, seven tackles for loss and 20 QB hits.
After Micah Parsons was lost for the season with a torn ACL in Week 15, the Packers defense collapsed, though it had also started to struggle before. Gary did not have a pouch by week 13.
Regardless of Friday’s social media value, Gary’s future in Green Bay appears very much up in the air.