Packers Make Their Biggest Splash In Free Agency Since Signing Charles Woodson In 2006 By Signing Xavier McKinney and Josh Jacobs

 

            Holy smokes!

            The Green Bay Packers are going off in free agency right now and I am all for it. We haven’t seen this big of signings since the Packers got Charles Woodson in 2006. This is nuts.

            The Packers started free agency today by releasing David Bakhtiari who was a cornerstone of the Packers’ offensive line for four years as an all-pro. Bakhtiari suffered a knee injury and was never the same after the fact. It was officially time for him and the Packers to split up after 11 years.

            Immediately after that news broke, Ian Rapoport reported that Josh Jacobs would be signing with the Green Bay Packers. Getting Jacobs in Green Bay is huge, he led the league in rushing two seasons ago for one of the most dysfunctional franchises in the NFL. After an odd year in Vegas, he gets to start fresh with a stable offense and great organization in Green Bay. I can’t wait to see what LaFleur draws up for him.

 For one moment, the Packers had the best running back duo in the NFL with Aaron Jones and Josh Jacobs side by side.

 That duo lasted about as long as the rebuild the Packers started this past season.

Following the Jacobs signing, Adam Schefter then reported Aaron Jones was being released by the Packers. A sad day for not just the fans, but all the guys in the locker room. Aaron Jones was a leader and stand-up guy; nobody carried the G quite like him. He’s going to be missed in the locker room, but will no doubt find a job with another team. “I hope it’s not the Cowboys, that would suck.”

            But Gutey wouldn’t let us dwell on Aaron Jones for too long. Instead, he decided that we are going to sign a stud safety in Xavier McKinney from the Giants to a massive four-year deal to fill the gap at safety we’ve been talking about since the season ended.

            I mean this guy Gutey is a magician and a genius. He’s been waiting so long to get Rodgers off the books and look at what opened up. Two stud signings on the first day of free agency, I mean that’s basically unheard of if you’re a longtime Packers fan.

           

Obviously, it needs to translate on the field, but the Packers have loaded up to be a contender for next season. On top of these huge signings, we still have the draft, and the Packers have a lot of capital to work with. The position this team is in is incredible.

            A lot of credit needs to be given to Brian Gutekunst surrounding all these moves. The guy keeps a low profile and just works his magic. It’s that simple.

            My gosh, can next season start already? I have no idea what to do without football other than play golf.

            Real Packer Fans Know🧀


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