The Green Bay Packers think Rasul Douglas could play safety, but the team believes perimeter cornerback is his best position and that’s where he’ll start to open 2023.
“I think Rasul is capable of doing that (playing safety), that’s not where we’re going to start him out,” LaFleur said. “When you look at it, I think his best position is outside at corner. We tried the nickel thing last year. He’s definitely a better player on the perimeter. I felt when he kind of settled in there, like halfway through the year, our performance got better.”
Douglas operated as the defense’s primary slot corner for six of the team’s first eight games in 2022 but then moved outside when Eric Stokes went down with a season-ending ankle injury.