Betting and Odds: Green Bay Packer’s 2021-22 Season Overview

• Resigned– Aaron Jones, Kevin King, Marcedes “Big Dawg” Lewis, Tyler Lancaster, Will Redmond (now on season-ending IR), Bob Tonyan, Chandon Sullivan.
• Signed– De’Vondre Campbell, Dennis Kelly
• Drafted- Eric Stokes, Josh Meyers, Amari Rodgers, Royce Newman, T.J. Slaton, Shemar Jean-Charles, Cole Van Lanen, Isiah McDuffie, Kylin Hill

• Released– Rick Wagner, Christan Kirksey, John Lovett, Anthony Rush, Mike Weber, Keivarae Russell
• Signed Elsewhere– Corey Linsley, Jamaal Williams, Lane Taylor, Tim Boyle, Montravious Adams, Christian Kirksey, James Burgess, Parry Nickerson, Raven Greene

Overall, Brian Gutenkunst and the front office must have felt like the team they fielded in the NFC Champion was close enough to win it all that they decided to run it back. With the only notable additions coming in the form of De’Vondre Campbell (projected starting MLB) and Dennis Kelly (who may not even start), the Packers faced significant salary cap issues that both prevented them from wadding into the free-agent market and kept them from retaining All-Pro caliber center Corey Linsley.

Eric Stokes figures to compete with Kevin King for the second outside cornerback position opposite of Jaire Alexander, adding needed depth to the secondary. Josh Meyers, Amari Rodgers, Royce Newman, T.J. Slaton, and Kylin Hill all figure to contribute substantially in their first year in the league which is a change of pace for the Packers, who typically look to keep their rookies on the bench as much as possible within the first year to give them a chance to acclimate to the league. However, salary cap issues and these rookies having strong preseason (most notably Royce Newman and Kylin Hill) have put the youth front and center.

How will the rookies fare? Only time will tell but Matt LaFleur clearly trusts them to put them in this position so early on in their respective careers.

In addition to getting back Aaron Jones, who was expected to depart but was resigned to a top-level contract, the Packers should also get Josiah Deguarda back after losing him to the IR last year. It will be interesting to see how much usage he gets, as a leading blocker is one of the staples of the Shannahan-style offenses.