Here are the 53 players on the active roster, the one suspended player, the three players in various reserve categories, the five players on the practice squad and the 35 departed players who currently count against the Green Bay Packers' salary cap in 1999, based on National Football League documents obtained by the Journal Sentinel. Some information also was obtained from other sources, including agents and league officials. Each player's base salary for 1999 is paid in 17 weekly checks.
Potential acceleration indicates the remaining unamortized portion of a player's signing bonus.
The pro-rated signing bonus for 1999 is a player's signing bonus divided by the numbers of years in his contract. The miscellaneous category for 1999 includes various payments, including the portion of the signing bonus that was accelerated into 1999 due to retirement, trade, etc. Players with a single asterisk no longer are on the roster, with a double asterisk are in various reserve categories and with a triple asterisk are on the practice squad. Jude Waddy is marked with a quadruple asterisk because he is suspended until Monday. All rights reserved.