The success of the 2017 Green Bay Packers will hinge significantly on how well their draft picks perform. But the Packers didn't revamp various sections of their roster with just draft picks alone.
General manager Ted Thompson went out and cashed some checks, bringing six free agents to Green Bay—the most since 2006—with the hope that they'll fill some of the holes left behind by the seven free agents the team lost over the offseason.
"In terms of free agency, there's always surprises in it," Thompson said at the 2014 NFL Scouting Combine. "We try not to get too worked up about what could or couldn't happen.