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When Brian Gutekunst set out on his first free
« on: July 25th, 2019, 3:08pm »
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agency period as general manager of the Green Bay Packers Marquez Valdes-Scantling Jersey , cornerbackwas originally a top priority.Then the price of contracts blew up and Gutekunst had to settle for Tramon Williams from the bargain bin. Another name that was likely at the top of his list was Bashaud Breeland but thanks to a non-football injury he suffered to his foot which was followed by an infection, teams likely were scared off Green Bay included.Fast forward to the regular season. Breeland got healthier and Gutekunst pounced, even if he knew it would take a few weeks to get him up to speed as well as completely healthy.Everything finally came together on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons and Breeland showed why he originally was one of the top free agents this spring before his injury scared teams off and Green Bay got him for peanutsSuddenly he¡¯s listed as a potential ¡°must re-sign¡± this off-season and has earned the endorsement of rookie stud Jaire Alexander. With second round pick Josh Jackson struggling, bringing Breeland back would be a no-brainer at this point.You can read more on Breeland plus how the Packers aren¡¯t giving up on the postseason despite ridiculously long odds in today¡¯s cheese curds.Cornerback Bashaud Breeland hoping Packers take leap of faith on him--PackersNews.comWhen healthy, he¡¯d be a great corner opposite Alexander and he won¡¯t command top dollar. This almost seems like a lock to happen but will depend on Mike Pettine¡¯s status when a new head coach is hired.Marquez Valdes-Scantling: Continuing a family tradition of helping the homeless--The AthleticWhat a great family and it¡¯s nice to see MVS continue the tradition and use his newfound fame to further advance it. There¡¯s paywall for The Athletic but if you¡¯re interested please see this tweet by the rookie receiver.Packers still have plenty of fight left in them--Packers.comThe Packers don¡¯t care if nobody else believes because they¡¯ve still got a lot of fight left in them. Rachel Platten would be proud.Brett Favre thinks Doug Pederson would be a great choice for the Packers¡¯ head coaching job--Bleeding Green NationWhile Favre is clearly crazy here, given the Eagles¡¯ struggles could the Packers send the Saints¡¯ first round pick and a couple players to the Eagles for Pederson¡¯s services? It¡¯s a big piece of fruitcake but you never know.Dillon From Portland--1500 ESPNNothing quite like some schadenfreude at Vikings fans¡¯ expense to ease the pain of a rough Packers season. As expected, the Green Bay Packers are shutting down running back Aaron Jones for the remainder of the 2018 season. The writing was on the wall for Jones, who suffered a sprained MCL early in Sunday¡¯s game in Chicago and could not return; the team¡¯s addition of running back Kapri Bibbs via waivers on Monday spelled the end of his season.Jones will finish the year with 133 carries for 728 yards and eight touchdowns while adding 206 yards and a touchdown through the air on 26 receptions. Jones¡¯ 5.5 yards per carry average matches his average from a year ago, when he picked up 448 yards on 81 carries. The news was first reported by NFL Network¡¯s Tom Pelissero along with the move that filled Jones¡¯ spot.The spot that Jones vacated will go to wide receiver Allen Lazard Jimmy Graham Color Rush Jersey , who will sign with the Packers after previously being on the Jacksonville Jaguars¡¯ practice squad. Lazard, a rookie, went undrafted in April but signed with Jacksonville immediately following the draft. He has been on the team¡¯s practice squad all season, landing there after being released on cut-down day at the end of training camp.Lazard is another big body in the Packers¡¯ receiver room, as he measured in at 6-foot-4-5/8 and 227 pounds at the 2018 NFL Combine. There was some talk early on in the draft process that teams were interested in asking him to bulk up and become a move tight end, but he helped quiet those rumblings when he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.55 seconds. Lazard also recorded a vertical jump of 38 inches in Indianapolis.A four-year starter at Iowa State, Lazard consistently averaged between 13 and 15 yards per reception, totaling 241 catches for 3,360 yards and 26 touchdowns. He was a two-time first-team All-Big XII receiver https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Muhammad-Wilkerson-Jersey , and finished his career with 71-941-10 as a senior in 2017. He also contributed on punt returns as a sophomore, recording a 19.5-yard average on 11 attempts.The Packers announced these two moves along with a few practice squad transactions shortly after Pelissero¡¯s report. The team also moved tight end Ethan Wolf to the practice squad/injured list and added a pair of players to the active practice squad: defensive lineman Eric Cotton and cornerback D.J. Killings.Cotton played his college football at Stanford, starting as a tight end before moving to the defensive line. As a senior in 2017, he recorded three sacks and four tackles for loss. He did not receive an invite to the 2018 Combine, nor did he work out at Stanford¡¯s Pro Day due to an Achilles injury. Killings played at UCF from 2013 to 2016, and he spent a few games on the Indianapolis Colts¡¯ active roster this season before the team waived him a week ago. He spent much of 2017 on the Philadelphia Eagles¡¯ practice squad. Killings recorded five interceptions in college, including three with one pick-six as a senior.
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