-- In what will be his first stint as executive vice president and director of football operations for the Green Bay Packers, Russ Ball will have more than enough work cut out for him.
The financial aspect of his job, however, will remain the same. And he's entering one of the most tumultuous offseasons in terms of decision-making in recent memory. Many of those decisions ride on the futures of veterans whose contracts are near expiration or in need of fine-tuning.
For now, there's a good chance Ball and general manager Brian Gutekunst won't publicly address the state of those aforementioned players until after the NFL Scouting Combine, which is currently taking place in Indianapolis.