Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has often addressed a position of need by signing a veteran in free agency and then also adding to that position group somewhat early on in the draft. Wide receiver, tight end, and safety are three positions entering the 2023 offseason where that veteran-rookie approach makes sense.
A few past examples of this include in 2018, when Gutekunst signed Tramon Williams and Davon House to then draft Jaire Alexander and Josh Jackson. In 2019, Green Bay added edge rushers Preston Smith and Za’Darius Smith, Billy Turner, and Adrian Amos. Then a month later, in the draft, the Packers’ first three picks were Rashan Gary, Darnell Savage, and Elgton Jenkins. Last offseason, Gutekunst signed Sammy Watkins before adding Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs in the draft. You get the idea.
