GREEN BAY, Wis. – Here’s a look at the Green Bay Packers’ outside linebacker situation ahead of the NFL Draft, including pertinent history that suggests which draft-worthy prospects might not be a target.
State of the Packers
With Za’Darius Smith, Preston Smith and Rashan Gary, the Packers are loaded atop the depth chart. At this time next year, though, it could be a different story. Preston Smith’s renegotiated contract sliced and diced his 2021 cap charge but bumped it to a whopping $19.75 million for 2022. There’s no way the Packers are going to pay that. They could renegotiate again or move on to create $12.