{"id":257255,"date":"2025-08-03T00:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T00:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/257255\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T00:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T00:46:11","slug":"packers-c-elgton-jenkins-does-not-anticipate-contract-adjustment-following-position-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/257255\/","title":{"rendered":"Packers C Elgton Jenkins Does Not Anticipate Contract Adjustment Following Position Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

Free agency saw the Packers add\u00a0Aaron Banks<\/a>\u00a0as their new left guard starter. With\u00a0Josh Myers<\/a> departing on the open market,\u00a0Elgton Jenkins<\/a>\u00a0is now in position to find himself at center. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

[RELATED: Packers Conducting LT Competition<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Jenkins \u2013 who has thrived in several capacities along Green Bay\u2019s O-line during his career \u2013 was not satisfied with the move given the difference in markets for guards and centers. In the spring, it was reported the two-time Pro Bowler was seeking an adjustment to his contract<\/a> to reflect the move, but no such arrangement was made. When publicly addressing his situation, Jenkins confirmed his agent discussed a restructure with the team but also noted he does not expect one to take place before the campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, I\u2019m not even thinking about that,\u201d\u00a0the 29-year-old said (via The Athletic\u2019s Matt Schneidman<\/a>) when asked about the lack of a contract adjustment.\u00a0\u201cBeen playing this game for 20-some years, seven years in the league. I\u2019m very confident in my ability and what I can do. The financial side, I know that\u2019s going to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two years remain on Jenkins\u2019 deal, and he is owed $32.8MM over that span. His $11.7MM salary will lock in just before the start of the season (just like every veteran around the league), but none of the former second-rounder\u2019s base pay for 2026 is guaranteed. The Packers do not have a history of locking in money early, so it comes as little surprise no action was taken with respect to a restructure in this case.<\/p>\n

Trey Smith<\/a> moved the top of the guard market to $23.5MM this offseason, and a total of five guards are currently attached to a deal averaging $20MM or more per season. By contrast,\u00a0Creed Humphrey<\/a>\u00a0leads the way in terms of center compensation at $18MM; only six players at the position sport an eight-figure AAV. Jenkins\u2019 outlook on his third contract will be influenced heavily by not only his play but also this position change.<\/p>\n

The Packers \u2013 who recently activated Jenkins from the active\/NFI list \u2013 will count on strong play up front while aiming to remain contenders in the NFC North this season. Part of that effort will depend on Jenkins succeeding in his new position as he tries to play his way into an upgraded pact next spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Free agency saw the Packers add\u00a0Aaron Banks\u00a0as their new left guard starter. With\u00a0Josh Myers departing on the open…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2072],"tags":[15906,7,41,345,2514,2513,6,428],"class_list":{"0":"post-257255","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-green-bay-packers","8":"tag-elgton-jenkins","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-green-bay","11":"tag-green-bay-packers","12":"tag-greenbay","13":"tag-greenbaypackers","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-packers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}