GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Of the 16 players who had per-game roster bonuses for the Green Bay Packers this past season, only two of them -- tight end Lance Kendricks and kicker Mason Crosby -- collected the full amount.
The other 14 combined to miss a total of 57 games, therefore losing more than $2 million in bonus money this season.
The biggest loser was right tackle Bryan Bulaga, who missed out on $412,500 in weekly roster bonuses. His contract calls for a bonus of $37,500 for each game he’s on the 46-man active roster. Bulaga tore his ACL and played in only five games, thus collecting just $187,500 of a potential $600,000.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers missed out on $337,500 because he missed nine games because of his broken collarbone. The Packers saved the same amount with tight end Martellus Bennett, who appeared in only seven games for the Packers, although he did collect two more weeks of $37,500 bonuses from the Patriots, who got two games out of him after they claimed him off waivers.
Kendricks earned all $300,000 of his weekly roster bonus money because he was active all 16 regular-season games, and Crosby earned all $150,000 of his.
In all, the Packers paid out $5,981,250 of a possible $8 million in weekly roster bonuses -- or 74.8 percent of the possible 2017 total. The unpaid $2,018,750 will be credited to the team’s 2018 salary cap.
In 2016, the Packers paid out 83.4 percent of their possible weekly roster-bonus money -- another indication they were more injured this season, when they went 7-9 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
Here’s a look at how much each Packers player with a weekly roster bonus in his contract collected this past season:
Jahri Evans: $700,000 ($50,000 per game active)
Ahmad Brooks: $562,500 ($46,875 per game active)
Randall Cobb: $468,750 ($31,250 per game active)
Jordy Nelson: $468,750 ($31,250 per game active)
Lane Taylor: $468,750 ($31,250 per game active)
Nick Perry: $450,000 ($37,500 per game active)
Mike Daniels: $437,500 ($31,250 per game active)
Clay Matthews: $437,500 ($31,250 per game active)
David Bakhtiari: $375,000 ($31,250 per game active)
Lance Kendricks: $300,000 ($18,750 per game active)
Aaron Rodgers: $262,500 ($37,500 per game active)
Martellus Bennett: $262,500 ($37,500 per game active)
Morgan Burnett: $225,000 ($18,750 per game active)
Davon House: $225,000 ($18,750 per game active)
Bryan Bulaga: $187,500 ($37,500 per game active)
Mason Crosby: $150,000 ($9,375 per game active)