Packers Decline Contract Option For CB Nate Hobbs, Terminating Deal

According to Ryan Wood, the Packers have declined a $6.25 million roster bonus as a consequence of CB Nate Hobbs, which can terminate his contract. 

In different phrases, the Packers are slicing him as a cap casualty following a tough season. Hobbs was a headline addition for Green Bay simply final 12 months however struggled with accidents. 

Rob Demovsky provides the transfer could have a June 1 designation. That leaves $4 million in lifeless cash for 2026 with $8.8 million in cap financial savings. 

Hobbs, 26, was chosen within the fifth spherical of the 2021 NFL Draft draft by the Raiders. He signed a four-year, $3,783,052 contract with the Raiders that included a $303,052 signing bonus.

Hobbs performed out the ultimate 12 months of his rookie contract with the Raiders and was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent for the primary time when he agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract with the Packers.

In 2025, Hobbs appeared in 11 video games for the Packers, recording 27 complete tackles, two tackles for loss and two move defenses.