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The Packers will have plenty of new players to work into their new defensive scheme
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers added plenty of new faces to a defense that has a new coordinator and a new scheme this year. After departing from their usual strategy by taking an offensive player in the first round, the Packers focused on defense with five of their...
Packers could still look to upgrade secondary in NFL draft even after adding Xavier McKinney
The Green Bay Packers made a big investment in their secondary by signing safety Xavier McKinney from the New York Giants. It wouldn’t be a surprise if the Packers address that area again early in the draft. Safety was one of Green Bay's biggest weaknesses last...
Xavier McKinney and Josh Jacobs join Packers looking to contend for a Super Bowl
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The last time the Green Bay Packers were players in high-stakes NFL free agency was 2019. With general manager Brian Gutekunst signing four starters, the team reached NFC Championship games in 2019 and 2020 and posted three consecutive 13-win seasons. In free...
Danielle Hunter, Derrick Henry head the list of available remaining free agents after a wild Day 1
There’s still plenty of star-quality players available after a wild opening to the NFL’s free agency period. Derrick Henry, Danielle Hunter, Calvin Ridley, Tyron Smith, Stephon Gilmore and Kendall Fuller are among the talented players who hadn’t reached contract agreements as...
Packers agree to free agent deals with Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney, AP sources say
The Green Bay Packers got off to a busy start in free agency, agreeing to deals with running back Josh Jacobs and safety Xavier McKinney, and releasing two longtime stalwarts. McKinney agreed to a $68 million, four-year deal that can be signed when the new league year starts on...
Flurry of veteran salary dumps floods NFL free agency with a surplus of safeties
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Justin Simmons' release isn't just collateral damage from the Russell Wilson debacle in Denver, but the latest sign of a shifting of priorities in the NFL that's resulted in a surplus of safeties flooding the free agent market. Like inside linebackers and...
Kirk Cousins, Chris Jones, Saquon Barkley are among the star players set to test NFL free agency
Kirk Cousins will be a free agent for the first time since the Vikings gave him the first fully-guaranteed quarterback deal in the NFL. Baker Mayfield is expected to stay put in Tampa Bay. Russell Wilson has to make another move. Joe Flacco could find a new home, too. The quarterback...