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Draft Talk: Pro day updates and the latest on the 2024 NFL draft class

Photo by John Fisher/ Green Bay is making the trip to a lot of pro days that feature top-150 prospects at the defensive back positions. Now that our Draft Talk crew has ranked the top players at the Green Bay Packers’ positions of need, it’s time to turn our attention to where the Packers have spent time during the pro days circuit. Contrary to popular belief, the team doesn’t have the bandwidth to attend every pro day out there, especially on days where there are ten or more pro days on the same day during the middle of free agency. With that being said, pro day...

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Friday Cheese Curds: Can Packers wait until after the draft to add another veteran safety?

Photo by Perry Knotts/ After the initial flurry of signings, free agency seems poised to take a major pause until early May, after the 2024 NFL Draft concludes. The NFL’s 2024 league year and the free agency period are now more than two weeks old and, as usual, the big money flew around early before quieting down considerably. When the biggest signings around the league the last few days are the Packers’ former TE3/H-back moving on and a veteran kicker coming to Green Bay to provide competition for a second-year player, it’s clear that the action is well and truly...

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What is the Packers’ biggest draft need in 2024?

Photo by Cooper Neill/ Three positions stand out as options for Green Bay at the top of April’s draft. Now that the first couple of waves of free agency are being us, let’s take a look at the holes remaining on the Green Bay Packers’ roster and what they might look to do in next month’s NFL draft. When we asked you all to vote on the Packers’ biggest needs in the 2024 offseason back in February, before the start of free agency, safety was the runaway leader. February 8th Results 69 percent: safety 21 percent: linebacker 7 percent: offensive line 3 percent:...

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Jaguars sign former Packers third-round pick

Photo by Michael Reaves/ By the looks of it, Josiah Deguara will be competing for a spot on a 53-man roster this summer. Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has hit on a lot of draft picks recently. Former third-round pick Josiah Deguara was not one of them. After being selected in 2020 as an undersized tight end, Deguara only managed to start 10 games for Green Bay during his rookie contract. Now, according to Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz, Deguara will sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars for a new start. Per Schultz, Deguara will be signing a...

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On the Chiefs’ Draft Board: Northern Iowa DT Khristian Boyd

The Kansas City native recently visited the Chiefs on a Top 30 visit. University of Northern Iowa defensive tackle Khristian Boyd, who grew up in the Kansas City area, recently visited the Kansas City Chiefs on a top-30 visit. Long list of Top 30 visits for Northern Iowa IDL Khristian Boyd, a source said. • Lions• Saints• Packers • Chiefs• Cardinals• Colts• Vikings• Dolphins• Bills• Ravens• Giants— Ryan Fowler (@_RyanFowler_) March 21, 2024 What is a "top-30 visit?" Although the term implies that the visits are for the most coveted draft prospects,...

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Tuesday Cheese Curds: Lots of work yet to be done in a busy Packers offseason

Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports The Packers look quite different than they did a month ago, and there are still more changes to be made. Once free agency dies down, it can feel like the offseason is basically over. The anticipation of the spending avalanche gives way to the excitement of new players arriving and the frustration of aging favorites departing. There’s the NFL Draft, to be sure, but that’s still an agonizing month away, and the expectations for draft picks are quite different than high-priced free agents. But the late offseason can still bear a lot of...

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Packers Pro Day Round Up: Catching you up on the last 10 days

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ Now that we’re past the half-way point in the pro day cycle, Green Bay’s draft board is starting to take shape. It’s time for the second edition of our Green Bay Packers-centric pro day round up. The first time we published an article in this series, we covered about the first week of the pro day circuit and where the Packers decided to attend (and not attend). It’s time to finally catch you all up on what’s happened over the last 10 days. We’ll be going program-by-program, breaking down who the major prospects are at the schools that...

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Packers sign NFL record-holding kicker

Photo by Ian Maule/ Greg Joseph is expected to compete with 2023 sixth-round pick Anders Carlson for Green Bay’s lone place kicker job in 2024. On Tuesday, while both Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst were at the NFL’s league meetings in Orlando, Brett Tessler of Tessler Sports reported that his client Greg Joseph would join the Packers as a placekicker who will compete with 2023 rookie draft pick Anders Carlson in training camp. Joseph has prior experience in the NFL, as he’s been a member of six franchises — most...

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On the Chiefs’ Draft Board: Texas Tech cornerback Rayshad Williams

Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports With L’Jarius Sneed out of the fold, look for Kansas City to take on or two cornerbacks in the NFL Draft. According to Bleacher Report’s Ryan Fowler, the Kansas City Chiefs were among the NFL teams that recently with Texas Tech cornerback Rayshad Williams during the Hula Bowl (college all-star game) in Orlando, Florida. 6’3” CB Rayshad Williams (Texas Tech) received heavy attention down at Hula, a source said. Former UCLA transfer met with the 49ers, Packers, Chiefs, Bears, Dolphins, Seahawks, Cowboys and Colts. Allowed a...

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New mock draft projects big trade up for Green Bay Packers

Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via The Packers give up four draft picks to move up in The Athletic’s latest 2024 mock draft. On Monday, The Athletic’s Ben Standig dropped a mock draft that will certainly stir up a debate among Green Bay Packers fans. Instead of having the team select a player at the 25th pick, their original first-round selection, he projected Green Bay to move all the way up to the 12th overall choice — currently owned by the Denver Broncos — at the cost of four draft picks. What was the final price tag for moving up so high in the...

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WROPS’ most underrated wide receivers in the 2024 NFL Draft

Photo by Andrew Bershaw/Icon Sportswire via This draft is full of great receivers, but there are still a few guys flying under the radar who should be higher. The Green Bay Packers did a phenomenal job in acquiring pass-catchers last season. From Luke Musgrave and Tucker Kraft at the tight end spot to wide receivers Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks (to say nothing of Bo Melton), you could argue they are set for the foreseeable future with a group of players at least average or better, all on rookie contracts. It’s a great position to be in, but I wouldn’t totally...

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Ryan Poles proving why he’ll fulfill his promise to Chicago Bears fans

David Banks-USA TODAY Sports “We’re going to take the North and never give it back.” That’s what Ryan Poles said when he was introduced as the Chicago Bears’ latest general manager. A lofty goal for a team that has won the division a grand total of four times since the turn of the century and constantly been the little brother of the hated Green Bay Packers, but a worthy (and necessary) one. Now, he’s down at the NFL Combine and NFL owners meetings holding the keys to the draft for a second year in a row while on the cusp of completing his takeover of the...

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Golden Nuggets: 33 days until the NFL draft

Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 What will 49ers do to shore up the offense? Four positions they still need to address (paywall) “ At the combine, general manager John Lynch praised the Packers for drafting two impactful tight ends last year — Luke Musgrave (second round) and Tucker Kraft (third) — while noting the importance of having multiple productive players at the position. “I think it can really make your team better when you find — and it’s not just one anymore — you need a couple,” Lynch said. “It’s a real...

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The Packers are paying Keisean Nixon like an elite slot defender

Photo by Ron Jenkins/ Green Bay paid Nixon like one of the three highest-paid slot defenders in the league this offseason. As we enter the full swing of draft season, many Green Bay Packers fans are wondering how high of a priority adding competition to the slot defender position is on the team’s list of needs. Based on the money that the franchise just handed cornerback Keisean Nixon, though, it appears that he is going to be the squad’s primary option at the position for the next two seasons. Earlier this week, it was reported that Nixon’s three-year contract...

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Thursday Cheese Curds: NFL proposes rules changes, Packers look for kicker competition

Photo by Cooper Neill/ Anders Carlson isn’t safe, though the Packers were unsuccessful in bringing in a veteran to compete with him recently. Saying that Anders Carlson had an inconsistent rookie year for the Green Bay Packers in 2023 would be a study in understatement. The 6th-round draft pick missed more place-kicks than any other kicker in the NFL last year, with six missed field goals and five missed PATs. Those 11 misses were one more than New England’s Chad Ryland, a fellow rookie who missed ten total kicks. It should come as no surprise that the Packers are...

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Packers will host Ohio State DT Michael Hall, Jr. on Top-30 Draft visit

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/ The potential top-100 pick is visiting Green Bay, a potential sign that the Packers aren’t going to ignore the defensive line in the 2024 NFL Draft. We can add another name to the list of 2024 NFL Draft prospects who will be visiting the Green Bay Packers between now and late April. After linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (Texas A&M) and offensive lineman Zak Zinter (Michigan) were reported last week, news about visitors had died down until Wednesday, when a third planned visitor was reported. According to Zac Jackson of The Athletic, Ohio State...

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2024 NFL Mock Draft: Mel Kiper makes surprising pick for the Packers

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/ A few years ago, UCLA’s Laiatu Latu was medically retired. Now, he’s in the running to be picked in the first-round by Green Bay. ESPN’s Mel Kiper, the most famous draftnik of them all, just released his third mock draft of the 2024 cycle. In it, he made an interesting selection for the Green Bay Packers: UCLA pass-rusher Laiatu Latu. The 2023 All-American, who also earned the Ted Hendricks Award and Lombardi Award last season, originally began his career with the Washington Huskies, where he medically retired after just two seasons with...

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Packers Pro Day Round Up: Team Visits Top Tackle Prospects in 2024 Draft

Photo by Todd Kirkland/ If Green Bay’s attendance is any sign, the Packers are looking at the tackle and safety market in the draft. While everyone is rightfully focused on free agency, there is another process going on in NFL front offices right now: pro days. A team’s attendance at these events can signify interest in a certain player or a position group that they’re in the market for. With that in mind, let’s take a look at where the Green Bay Packers’ scouting staff has reportedly visited in the first week or so of the pro day process, including...

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The Vikings have jumped the Packers in the 2024 NFL Draft

Photo by David Berding/ Green Bay’s division rival now owns the pick two slots ahead of the Packers’ top selection in next month’s draft. The Minnesota Vikings made a trade on Friday morning that is being seen by many as a precursor to a possible trade-up for a quarterback in April’s NFL draft. In exchange for their 2024 second-round pick, 2025 second-round pick and the Las Vegas Raiders’ sixth-round pick, the Vikings received the Cleveland Browns’ first-round pick (23rd overall) and the Denver Broncos’ seventh-round pick via the Houston Texans. The 23rd...

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Report: 49ers have interest in former Packers LB De’Vondre Campbell

Photo by Perry Knotts/ San Francisco is looking for a veteran. This move would suggest the team knows they need a temporary Dre Greenlaw replacement, and they don’t feel strongly about the NFL Draft class If we judge the San Francisco 49ers by their actions, the team tells us a few things based on their interest in a veteran linebacker during free agency. Here are my takeaways: The likelihood that Dre Greenlaw will miss significant time in 2024 is high There isn’t a starter the team has evaluated in the NFL Draft they’d feel comfortable Kyle Shanahan and Nick...

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Jordan Whitehead used social media to entice the Buccaneers to bring him back

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/ The veteran safety didn’t have to slide into anyone’s DMs to gain attention. The Buccaneers drafted Jordan Whitehead in the fourth round of the 2018 draft out of Pitt. He quickly became a fan favorite in just a few years and was part of the Bucs Super Bowl LV run where he forced a Packers turnover in the NFC Championship in route to a 31-26 victory. When he left to sign with the New York Jets during the 2022 offseason, a void was instantly felt in the defensive backfield. But after two seasons away from Tampa Bay, Whitehead has now returned...

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Packers Top 30 Visit Tracker: Which 2024 NFL Draft prospects are visiting Green Bay?

Photo by Kara Durrette/ The Packers are starting to schedule their official visitors in the ramp-up to Draft Day in April. The 2024 NFL Draft is exactly six weeks away, and the Green Bay Packers have begun setting up official visits for draft prospects. Green Bay has historically drafted many of the players whom they bring in for the formal “Top-30” visits, so tracking these prospects is a worthwhile exercise. Last year, the Packers drafted four of the players who they brought in on these visits and acquired two more, either as undrafted free agents after the draft...

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Draft Talk: Free agency updates and 2024 safety rankings

Photo by David Berding/ Three safeties stand head and shoulders over the rest of the prospects in the 2024 draft class, as least as Day 1 starters. We have a lot to get into in this week’s episode of Draft Talk. Our hosts, Justis Mosqueda and Tyler Brooke, talk through all of the latest happenings with your Green Bay Packers — whose roster has been altered significantly through free agency already. Do we like the signing of Xavier McKinney? What are our thoughts on the Aaron Jones for Josh Jacobs swap? Was Keisean Nixon really worth re-signing as a kick returner...

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Golden Nuggets: Let the games begin

Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Sunday, March 11th, 2024 49ers share lead in draft stash after league awards compensatory picks (paywall) “The 49ers’ 11 picks are tied for the most with the Rams, Cardinals and Packers.” Report: 49ers re-signing Ben Bartch to one-year contract “Bartch provided the 49ers with more offensive line depth as starters Aaron Banks and Spencer Burford dealt with injuries. In Weeks 13 through 17 with San Francisco, Bartch was on the field for 28 offensive snaps and 23 on special teams.” 49ers request pre-draft visit with Utah safety...

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The Packers’ 2024 draft picks are finalized

Photo by Michael Hickey/ Green Bay will have 11 draft picks going into new league year after being awarded compensatory selections. On Friday, the NFL awarded the Green Bay Packers three compensatory draft picks based on players that the team lost during free agency in 2024. A fifth-round pick was awarded due to the team losing receiver Allen Lazard, a sixth for defensive lineman Jarran Reed and a seventh for defensive lineman Dean Lowry. These selections were expected, as OverTheCap projected the Packers to earn picks 166, 215 and 250 via the compensatory system. The...

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Ted’s Talk: A closer look at John Schneider’s quarterback draft history

Photo by Steph Chambers/ John Schneider keeps mentioning his regret of not drafting more quarterbacks in Seattle.  How did it work out for QBs that he was involved with selecting throughout his NFL career? Listening to Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider talk, you’d think he would draft a quarterback every year if he had the ability. This dates back to his history with former Green Bay Packers GM Ron Wolf, the man who gave Schneider his first job in the NFL. Wolf wasn’t shy about drafting QBs with the thought that they could be developed and provide...

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Bills will restructure CB Rasul Douglas’ contract

Photo by Rich Storry/ Scratch Douglas’s name off of the list of possible Packers free agent signings. The Buffalo Bills made a flurry of moves on Wednesday, but one thing they didn’t do was release cornerback Rasul Douglas, who they acquired via a trade from the Green Bay Packers at the trade deadline in 2023. Douglas was sent to Buffalo, along with a fifth-round pick, for the Bills’ third-round pick in the 2024 draft. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Buffalo is going to restructure Douglas’ deal in a way that will save the Bills $2.5 million in cap space...

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Report: Packers S Darnell Savage will get ‘a nice deal’ in free agency

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/ Unless Green Bay is willing to sign a big check, don’t assume that Savage — who has started for the team over the last 5 seasons — will be back in 2024. As much as the NFL scouting combine is about the prospects in the upcoming NFL draft, it’s also an information exchange between front offices and representation heading into free agency. With most general managers and head coaches in Indianapolis for the event, there’s a reason why almost every agent — even ones who don’t have players in the 2024 draft class — went out of...

Fantasy Focus Live! Packers and Bears preview

With the last week of preseason upon us, Field Yates and Stephania Bell discuss what players should be on your radar heading into draft night. Today’s team preview takes a look at the Packers and Bears offense. Stream live sports and get premium content