Why did Rashan Gary post a Packers farewell?
What happened and how it unfolded
Rashan Gary’s short, public exit from the Packers began with a farewell post on his Instagram account that was later deleted. The message briefly gave the impression he was leaving Green Bay, and those reports spread quickly because Gary is one of the team’s longer-tenured pass rushers and a 2019 first-round pick.
Within hours, multiple reports said the post was not a standard player announcement. Team and media accounts indicated Gary had not been formally told he was being released or traded, and sources suggested the Instagram account had been compromised. That explanation — an apparent hack — was circulated by reporters covering the Packers and the NFL trade/transaction cycle.
Why it matters - Roster and cap implications: Moving on from Gary would create immediate salary-cap consequences. Reports have noted that cutting him would free notable cap space while creating dead-money charges against the Packers’ payroll. Those figures make any decision a financial as well as football one. - Team planning: Gary projects as a veteran edge rusher who figures into offseason plans for defensive alignment, free-agent budgeting and potential trade-market moves. - Public perception: An apparent social-media post followed by a deletion and a subsequent hack claim amplified uncertainty and forced the team and league to address the situation on a fast timeline.
What remains unclear - Whether a trade or release had been finalized before the post surfaced. - The full details of the account compromise and who had access to it. - Gary’s next team, if any, until an official transaction is announced.
For now, the sequence — a farewell post, rapid deletion, then the account-hack explanation — left fans and league observers waiting for an official roster move. The Packers must balance on-field needs and salary-cap mechanics as they decide how to handle a veteran edge rusher entering a pivotal offseason.