GREEN BAY — In the 2016 draft, former general manager Ted Thompson was thinking a couple years down the road when he traded up nine spots in the second round for tackle Jason Spriggs.
The plan was for Spriggs to be the Green Bay Packers’ backup swing tackle for a season or two, then replace either Bryan Bulaga on the right side or David Bakhtiari on the left, depending on the health and cost of the team’s starters
The handful of NFL scouts and coaches from around the league I asked about Spriggs after that draft liked him a lot.