Nick Perry must become X-factor again for Packers to make postseason push

When the Green Bay Packers gave pass rusher Nick Perry a five-year, $60 million contract in the spring of 2017, they thought they were investing in a 26-year old cornerstone of the defense. But after Perry’s 11-sack season in which he made a career-high 12 starts in a semi-healthy season, Perry has been noticeably quiet the past two years.

As The Athletic’s Ben Fennell mentioned in the most recent episode of the APC Podcast, Perry has been battling back from ankle surgery in the offseason and still is not one-hundred percent. But in reality, that has been the book on Perry since arriving in Green Bay as a first round selection in 2012. Last year alone, Perry was shut down in late December…