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Changing of the guard: Is the Packers’ next right guard already on the roster?

For the second consecutive year, the Green Bay Packers find themselves with a vacancy at right guard in March.

The Packers, rather unconventionally, eventually filled that hole by signing durable veteran Jahri Evans to a one-year contract last April as a stop-gap. Of course, Green Bay wouldn’t shock the world by re-signing Evans to another one-year deal this spring, but nearly 25 years of history suggests Green Bay will look to promote a younger internal candidate — likely Justin McCray or Lucas Patrick — to that position in 2018 rather than seeking a starter via free agency or high draft picks.