Acme Packing Company · Aug 19, 2017
Will fullbacks become an endangered species for the Packers?
Fullbacks are becoming a bit of a rarity in the National Football League.
Week 1 of last season saw only 19 teams carry at least one fullback on their roster and 25 teams are carrying at least one at this point in the current season. There's no guarantee that will the same after cuts are made, however.
While fullbacks still have a role to play, gone are the days of Lorenzo Neal and Mike Alstott or at least that seems to be the trend in the modern NFL.
Don't tell the Green Bay Packers that.
The Packers currently have two fullbacks on the roster, returning veteran Aaron Ripkowski and Joe Kerridge who the team signed mid-season last year thanks to injuries in the running game.
