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The Green Bay Packers have some roster decisions to make this offseason, and Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com thinks that the team will end up cutting linebacker Nick Perry.
Perry played in just nine games this past season due to a knee injury, finishing with 24 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and a forced fumble.
The 28-year-old, who played his collegiate football at the University of Southern California, was originally selected by the Packers in the first round (28th pick overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft.
He played in six games during his rookie campaign, registering 18 tackles and a couple of sacks.
The following year, Perry appeared in 11 contests, posting 33 tackles, four sacks, and three forced fumbles.
After a couple of more modest seasons, Perry finally broke out during the 2016 campaign, racking up 52 tackles, 11 sacks, an interception, and four passes defended.
However, since then, Perry hasn't come close to matching that type of production, and injuries are a big reason why, as the Detroit native has played in just 21 games over the last two seasons.
Perry is due a $4.8 million roster bonus in March, and if Green Bay cuts him before that point, it would wipe that off the books in addition to his $5.2 million base salary and $800,000 in additional bonuses.
The Packers are coming off of a very disappointing season in which they went just 6-9-1, marking the first time since 2006 that Green Bay missed the playoffs in back-to-back campaigns. In 2017, the Packers won just seven games and failed to qualify for the postseason, largely due to the fact that Aaron Rodgers missed most of the season with a broken collarbone.
