Sources - Elgton Jenkins skipping Packers workouts over contract - ESPN

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Elgton Jenkins doesn't necessarily have a problem with moving to center full time, but the two-time Pro Bowl left guard would like the Green Bay Packers to make it more financially stable for him to do so.

That's the reason he has so far stayed away from the offseason workouts, multiple sources told ESPN.

Jenkins has two years left on a four-year, $68 million contract extension he signed in December of 2022. It was designed to pay him as if he were staying at guard while also remaining competitive if he moved to the higher-priced tackle position. The average of $17 million would make him among the highest-paid centers in the league.

The problem, however, is that centers typically make far less than the highest-paid guards or tackles, so Jenkins' concerns are tied to future earnings, which could be significantly lower as a center. He is under contract through the 2026 season and is scheduled to make $12.8 million this season and $20 million in 2026, when he will be 30 years old.

The Packers almost never adjust contracts with more than one year remaining. Perhaps a compromise would be to guarantee some of the remainder of the $32.8 million remaining on the deal. The only thing guaranteed was his initial signing bonus of $24 million. The move to center came about after the Packers signed free agent Aaron Banks to a four-year, $77 million contract to play left guard. Since then, the Packers have maintained that Jenkins was fine with moving to center — something offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich reiterated Monday.

«I think he's open to it,» Stenavich said. «The conversations that we've had with him, yeah, he's got a lot of experience there and he was open to it, excited about it. So, ready to go.»

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