Packers sign DL Josh Avery after tryout

Photo by John Cordes/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesAccording to Bill Huber of Sports Illustrated, the Green Bay Packers have signed defensive lineman Josh Avery after a tryout in July. Coming out of Southeast Missouri State, an FCS program that won their conference in Avery’s final season with the Redhawks, Avery was measured in at 6’3” and 318 pounds at his pro day.

Avery’s size, alone, should provide value to a team that only had four defenders that cracked the 300-pound mark. It’s simply tough to play a 3-4 defense without having size upfront. The combination of the roster locks of Kenny Clark, Tyler Lancaster, and TJ Slaton, along with roster bubble big bodies like undrafted rookie…