The Green Bay Packers have looked good in the offseason thus far. They kicked off their preseason with an impressive 36-19 win over a shorthanded Cincinnati Bengals side, with new cornerstone quarterback Jordan Love showing a lot of promise in the team’s first official (preseason) game in the post-Aaron Rodgers era.
Be that as it may, the Packers could still choose to make some moves between now and the trade deadline. One player who could emerge as the odd man out for Green Bay is incoming fifth-year linebacker Rashan Gary.
Green Bay Packers Cash In on Rashan Gary
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Rashan Gary was in the midst of arguably his best season as a pro last year. Unfortunately for him, a torn ACL derailed his promising run as the brutal injury forced him to sit out the remainder of the season for the Packers. The 25-year-old worked extremely hard over the past months to rehab his surgically repaired knee. He is now on the brink of returning, and it’s looking like Gary is fully intent on making up for lost time.
Matt Holder of Bleacher Report recently came up with a list containing one player from each team that he believes should be placed on the trade block. Holder believes that Gary could be surplus to requirements in Green Bay:
“Meanwhile, the Green Bay Packers have Preston Smith under team control until 2027 and just spent their first pick of the draft on another edge defender, Lukas Van Ness.
So, the Packers would still have plenty of pass-rushers if they dealt Gary, especially since they also selected defensive linemen Colby Wooden and Karl Brooks last April, plus Devonte Wyatt the year before,” Holder wrote.
One major consideration for the Packers, though, is the fact that Gary is now entering a contract year. It doesn’t seem like Green Bay is going to be offering him an extension any time soon, which will make him a significant flight risk next summer.
At this point, Gary has done enough to pique the interest of opposing teams. Whether or not his strong play for half of last season was sufficient in terms of said teams wanting to give up assets in order to trade for the former Michigan standout, however, is an altogether different question. Nevertheless, it could still be in Green Bay’s best interest to, at the very least, gauge interest in their former first-round pick.
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