Trending Now - Packers Cut OL Elgton Jenkins, Saving $19.5 Million

WHO:

Green Bay Packers

Elgton Jenkins, offensive lineman

Brian Gutekunst, General Manager of the Packers

Aaron Banks, guard signed by the Packers

Sean Rhyan, replacement center signed by the Packers

Jordan Love, quarterback and longest-tenured Packers player on the roster

WHAT:

The Green Bay Packers released Elgton Jenkins.

The release will save the Packers over $19.5 million in salary cap space for the 2026 season.

Jenkins had one year remaining on a four-year, $68 million extension.

Jenkins made the Pro Bowl twice as a left guard in 2020 and 2022.

Jenkins started 96 games with 94 starts in seven seasons with the Packers.

Jenkins played at four different positions on the offensive line: 67 games at left guard, 13 at center, eight at left tackle, and six at right tackle.

Jenkins was part of a line that helped the Packers rank No. 1 in the NFL in sacks allowed (203) from 2019 to 2025.

Jenkins started the first nine games of the 2025 season at center before suffering a fractured ankle on November 10th, 2025.

WHERE:

Green Bay, Wisconsin

WHEN:

The release was announced on Monday, March 9th, 2026.

Jenkins was drafted by the Packers in the second round (No. 44 overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.

Jenkins was named to the PFWA All-Rookie team in 2019.

Jenkins suffered a fractured ankle on November 10th, 2025.

WHY:

The Packers decided to release Jenkins after he was asked to move from left guard to center, which he was reluctant to do without a contract adjustment.

HOW:

The Packers informed Jenkins of his release one day after signing Sean Rhyan to a three-year, $33 million contract as his replacement at center.

(UPDATED March 10, 2026 01:26 UTC)

In a significant move, the Green Bay Packers announced the release of offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins on Monday, saving over $19.5 million in salary cap space for the upcoming season. Jenkins, who was drafted in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft and made the Pro Bowl twice, had one year remaining on a four-year, $68 million extension, but was reluctant to shift from left guard to center without a contract adjustment. This decision came just one day after the Packers signed Sean Rhyan to a three-year, $33 million deal to take over the center position.