The Green Bay Packers were busy this week as they released James Starks and Sam Shields in a two-day span. Injuries were a big reason the Packers let go of the two players that have been with the team since 2010, but the Packers also saved a good amount of money by not having them on the roster in 2017.

Here's a look at the how much cap space the Packers saved on Starks and Shields as well as a look at the Packers projected total cap space.

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Starks: $3 million

Shields: $9 million

Packers projected total cap space according to Spotrac: $43 million

So with the Packers cutting Starks and Shields, they added $12 million in cap space which puts them in good position to have a strong offseason. However, this simply means the Packers will re-sign their own players such as Eddie Lacy, Nick Perry, T.J. Lang and Micah Hyde.

The Packers have a chance to be very active in free agency because of the cap space, but general manger Ted Thompson will likely stick to his plan of keeping his own players and not making any big splashes.

The free agency period begins on March 9 which is also the first day of the 2017 league year.

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