The Green Bay Packers and Cleveland Browns have been rumored for quite some time now to be interested in doing business this off-season. Of course, most of the talks have been surrounding Myles Garrett. Garrett has requested a trade out of Cleveland this off-season, and Green Bay has been named a potential suitor by numerous outlets.
However, another trade is surfacing that could address the back end of their defense for years.
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According to Bleacher Report’s Scouting Department:
Top Trade Targets: EDGE Bradley Chubb, EDGE Joey Bosa, CB Greg Newsome II
The Packers feel like a team that is just on the cusp of becoming a legitimate contender in the NFC. However, a mediocre pass rush and their struggles to stop the Philadelphia Eagles from running the ball were issues. That could have the Packers aggressively looking for an edge-rusher to pair with Rashan Gary.
The most recent Packers defenses that were good had Preston Smith and Gary coming off the edge. They could find a veteran sidekick with the likes of Bradley Chubb in Miami and Joey Bosa in Los Angeles currently profiling as potential cap-related trade candidates for their teams.
The other area of need could be at cornerback. Eric Stokes is a free agent. His health and performance are major questions and he shouldn’t be counted on as a starter this offseason. As previously noted, Alexander isn’t the most dependable, either. That could force them to look at the cornerback trade market where Greg Newsome would be an interesting target.
He’s only 24 years old and put together three solid seasons before struggling in 2024.
Here is a look at Newsome’s career stats:
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | IntTD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | FRTD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | AV | Awards |
| 2021 | 21 | CLE | NFL | RCB | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 22 | CLE | NFL | RCB | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 23 | CLE | NFL | CB | 14 | 13 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 24 | CLE | NFL | CB | 13 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 Yrs | 54 | 42 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 155 | 122 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 34 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 49 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||
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