Veteran Signings Show Packers’ Shift in Urgency

The Packers traded Aaron Rodgers to the Jets less than three years ago, but in NFL terms, it feels like a lifetime.

Plenty has changed since then, with Green Bay quickly rebooting with a young core of players and not skipping a beat, making the playoffs in three straight seasons, even if the results have not been what the team or the fans would have ultimately hoped.

For three straight years, from 2023 to 2025, the Packers had the youngest team in the league, as the fledgling team grew around Jordan Love as the starting quarterback.

But Green Bay’s moves early in this offseason indicate a change in the air.

After shying away from adding older players to the roster since Rodgers departed,…