Packers banking on internal improvement from pass-rush, won't chase DL during draft

Regardless of how the 2025 NFL draft plays out, the Green Bay Packers are hoping for a big jump internally to power the biggest improvement from the pass-rushing group next season.

Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said the team needed to get better rushing the quarterback with a four-man defensive line in 2025 but then didn't sign an edge rusher or a defensive tackle during free agency. Why? He believes a second year in the new defensive system under Jeff Hafley will benefit both the players and the coordinator.

"I hope a big one," Gutekunst said when asked about the pass-rush taking a leap forward in 2025. "I thought they took a big jump during the season last year, by the end of the…