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Packers Have Added Three New Options at Kick Returner

The Green Bay Packers have three fresh options for open competition at kick returner. Recent draft picks Amari Rodgers and Kylin Hill, as well as undrafted free agent Christian Uphoff, all could be viable options. You can expect all three to get a chance to take snaps for return duties this summer.

Last season, the Packers relied on Darrius Shepherd, Tyler Ervin, and Malik Taylor to return a bulk of the kicks, but the results were insufficient. According to The Football Database, Green Bay was second to last in average yards per kick return. For the entire season, they had only two kickoffs returned for at least 30 yards despite attempting 33 returns.