Over the Cap has up-to-date contract details for Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Kenny Clark, who signed a three-year extension before the start of training camp. According to Over the Cap, Clark’s deal includes a $17.5 million signing bonus and roster bonuses of $7.5 million in 2025 and $11 million in 2026. The mechanics of the deal actually lower Clark’s 2024 salary cap hit by $1.125 million.
Clark’s contract also includes practice bonuses of $700,000 per year, as well as $1 million per-game roster bonuses (accrued during game-day activity) each year from 2025-2027.
As the Packers often do with veteran contracts, the only truly guaranteed amount is a $17.5 million signing bonus, which is prorated against the cap hit over the four-year period of the contract.
Clark’s salary cap hit drops to about $20.4 million in 2025 but increases to $31.4 million in 2026. In 2027, $18.3 million of Clark’s $27.1 million salary cap hit is tied up in non-guaranteed base salary.
A decision on whether to keep Clark on the contract likely will come as early as 2026, when he will be eligible for a immense roster bonus and his cap hit will augment by more than $30 million. If he is released in 2026, the Packers would save about $14 million in salary cap space while taking on about $17 million in dead cap space.
Kenny Clark’s New Contract: Numbers by Year
2024: $26,365,000
2025: $20,365,000
2026: $31,365,000
2027: $27,142,000
