Back to the Green Bay Packers Newsfeed

Packers just revealed how serious they are about veteran's surprising position switch

Bo Melton caught attention during minicamp when he took reps with the cornerbacks, but the position switch has seemingly gone beyond the early experimental stage.

Last month, Melton insisted that he is "still a receiver," but the Green Bay Packers have other ideas.

General manager Brian Gutekunst not only confirmed that Melton will spend more time at cornerback than receiver this summer, but also that he has a new jersey number to go with it.

"Bo's going to spend most of his time at corner," said Gutekunst. "We're excited to see what he might be able to do at corner.