Packers running low on free agent options at LB position

We are nearly a week in from when the NFL’s legal tampering period began, and the linebacker position remains a big need for the Green Bay Packers, with free agency options very quickly dwindling.

After releasing De’Vondre Campbell, the Packers are left with Quay Walker, who we know will be a starter, and Isaiah McDuffie, who showed last year that he can be a capable starter. The Packers re-signed Kristian Welch, who was a core special teams player but not someone we will see on defense, along with Christian Young, who was signed to a futures deal in January.

As general manager Brian Gutekunst said at his season-ending press conference, this is a 4-2-5 league, meaning the majority of the…