They won’t go over the cap, but most of the preparations for the team moving on without him go out the window, and there are going to be some really good players on the team that now can’t get the extension and money they deserve, and others that need to be cut, just because Favre decided he wanted one more year.
Most of the speculation I’ve seen says his family and agent are pushing for his return, and they can’t keep their dang mouths shut, continuously leaking things to the press.
Packer management, on the other hand has kept things pretty close to the vest and prefer to negotiate in private.
adding 13 million back onto their payroll will effect things greatly.
They might have most of their draft picks signed and the majority of their free agents signed as well, but the preseason games haven’t even started yet. Not only do you use your available cap space to help figure out what the final roster of players are going to be, but it influences your practice squad makeup, and as those pre-season games go on, there will be lots of players being cut by all those teams. Some of them might not of been useful for those teams, but some of them might prove very useful to Greenbay depending on their weak spots or if any injuries occur during camps and pre-season games.
Farve right now adding 13 million back onto their salary cap can greatly change things for that team.