The Green Bay Packers made a couple splash signings early in the off-season. OL Aaron Banks and CB Nate Hobbs addressed two areas of concern immediately. It is expected that Green Bay’s off-season moves are far from over.
However, one former starter has decided to team up with the enemy.
Breaking: Former Packers Starter Signs With The Minnesota Vikings (Report)
According to Vikings beat reporter Alec Lewis:
Sounds like the Vikings have agreed to terms with former Packers LB Eric Wilson, per source. Wilson played more than 500 defensive snaps last year in GB, key special teamer as well.
Vikings needed depth with Kamu Grugier-Hill becoming FA.
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Here is a look at Wilson’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 |
| 2017 | 23 | MIN | NFL | LB | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 24 | MIN | NFL | LB | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 42 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 25 | MIN | NFL | LLB | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 26 | MIN | NFL | RLB | 16 | 15 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.0 | 122 | 62 | 60 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 27 | 2TM | NFL | LB | 14 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 27 | PHI | NFL | LB | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 27 | HOU | NFL | LB | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 28 | GNB | NFL | LB | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 29 | GNB | NFL | LB | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 30 | GNB | NFL | LB | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 72 | 38 | 34 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 Yrs | 125 | 39 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 11.0 | 400 | 217 | 183 | 27 | 25 | 0 | 25 | |||||
| 17 Game Avg | 17 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 54 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| MIN (4 Yrs) | 64 | 25 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8.0 | 234 | 134 | 100 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 16 | |||||
| GNB (3 Yrs) | 47 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 120 | 63 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |||||
| HOU (1 Yr) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| PHI (1 Yr) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 43 | 18 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
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