GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers say they haven’t lost faith in Jason Spriggs as their top backup at either right or left tackle, but the way the former second-round pick has performed this preseason it’s worth wondering if they’d be better off with Kyle Murphy as their swing tackle.
Murphy, a sixth-round pick, was drafted 152 spots after Spriggs (No. 48 overall) in the 2016 draft and is off to a much better start this summer.
Spriggs, playing left tackle after starter David Bakhtiari departed following a 16-play stint with the starters, was at least partially responsible for three sacks in last Saturday’s preseason game at Washington, although without knowing the line call it’s impossible to assign exact responsibility.