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The Green Bay Packers made one more controversial picks of the 2020 NFL Draft a season ago when they brought in quarterback Jordan Love with the No. 26 overall selection. Because Aaron Rodgers was still playing at an elite level, most folks looked at the first round as an area where Green Bay could bring in a talent that could immediately help the club. Even without a first-round talent being injected into the Packers last year, they were still able to make a deep playoff run, although falling just short of the Super Bowl once again as they were eliminated by the Buccaneers in the NFC title game.
As the Packers head into the 2021 NFL Draft, they are once again searching for some help that can get them over the hump. Currently, the team is picking slated to pick No. 29 overall in the opening round and a number of our CBS Sports draft experts have them selecting a wide receiver. While we wait for that pick to officially come here, here’s a look at Green Bay’s entire crop of picks:
- First round (29th overall)
- Second round (62nd overall)
- Third round (92nd overall)
- Fourth round (135th overall)
- Fourth round (142nd overall) — compensatory pick
- Fifth round (173rd overall)
- Fifth round (178th overall) — compensatory pick
- Sixth round (214th overall)
- Sixth round (220th overall) — Compensatory pick
- Seventh round (256th overall)
Along with all the latest surrounding the 2021 NFL Draft, be sure to check out our entire offseason hub for the Packers. Below, you’ll find every piece of information you’ll need to stay caught up with the club’s comings and goings including the latest rumors and news along with some dates that you’ll want to circle on your calendar.
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Key upcoming dates
- April 28: Deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets.
- April 29 – May 1: 2021 NFL Draft (Cleveland)
*All dates and times are tentative and subject to change.
2021 regular-season opponents
Home:
Away:
*The actual 2021 schedule will be released later this offseason.
Pending in-house free agents
Restricted free agents:
Green Bay has placed a second-round tender on tight end Robert Tonyan. That ensures that either the club has the ability to match any offer sheet that comes Tonyan’s way and if they elect to not do so they’ll get a second-round pick as compensation. If Tonyan plays on the tender, he’ll earn $3.384 million.
Unrestricted free agents:
Free agent scorecard
Free agents the Packers retained:
Free agents the Packers signed from another team:
- LS Joe Fortunato
Free agents the Packers lost to another team:
Players the Packers signed who were cut by another team:
*It’s important to differentiate between the players signed as unrestricted free agents and those signed after being cut by another team. This is true because players who are signed after being released by another team do not count in the compensatory draft-pick formula for the team that signs them.
Rumors, reports, updates
April 26: During his pre-draft press conference with reporters on Monday, Packers GM Brian Gutekunst was asked about the future under center for Green Bay, specifically as it relates to Aaron Rodgers as rumors continue to swirl about a looming divorce.
“Aaron’s our guy,” said Gutekunst. “He’s going to be our quarterback for the foreseeable future.”
Gutekunst added that the club is still “working through” things with Rodgers as it relates to his contract.
April 5: Aaron Rodgers continues to keep his future in Green Bay up in the air. The reigning league MVP appeared on the Pat McAfee Show on Monday and reiterated that his future with the team is “quite uncertain.”
“My future, really, a lot of it’s out of my control,” he told McAfee. “That’s why I use a phrase like ‘beautiful mystery.’ Because it is quite uncertain which directions that things are going to go. All I can do is play my best, and I feel like last year I did do that, and may have thrown a wrench into some timelines that have been thought about or desired.”
Of course, Green Bay drafting quarterback Jordan Love in the first round of the 2020 draft, and his eventual ascension is something that looms over the Packers and Rodgers.
March 23: According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Packers have re-signed corner Kevin King to a one-year, $6 million deal. The 25-year-old played in 11 regular season games for Green Bay in 2020 and defended five passes while opposing quarterbacks totaled a combined 96.2 passer rating when targeting King.
March 22: As Michael Silver of the NFL Network reports, the Packers are working to restructure Aaron Rodgers’ contract to free up some additional cap space this offseason. The reigning MVP accounts for approximately $37.5 million against Green Bay’s salary cap for the 2021 season. Meanwhile, the Packers only have around $3.8 million in space. Silver does add that it will be interesting to see how a potential revamped contract is structured as it could tip the franchise’s hand at how long they view the Rodgers window.
March 17: According to Field Yates of ESPN, the Packers have restructured edge rusher Za’Darius Smith’s contract that creates $7.38 million space for the franchise.
March 17: Running back Jamaal Williams isn’t returning to the Packers but is remaining in the NFC North, signing a two-year deal with the Detroit Lions. According to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the deal is worth $7.5 million and Williams will now join a backfield with rising second-year runner D’Andre Swift.
March 16: The Packers have placed a second-round tender on restricted free agent tight end Robert Tonyan. This sets the organization up rather nicely as they’ll either get Tonyan on a one-year deal that’ll pay him just $3.384 million or the club will get a second-round pick if he signs an offer sheet with another team and the Packers elect not to match it. Green Bay also tendered defensive back Chandon Sullivan with the right of first refusal level. That’ll simply give the Packers the ability to match any offer that Sullivan may sign. If he plays on the tender, it’ll pay him a $2.133 million salary.
March 16: The Packers extended tenders on all four of their exclusive rights free agents. That means receivers Allen Lazard and Malik Taylor, offensive tackle Yosh Nijman and outside linebacker Randy Ramsey will all return in 2021 on one-year tenders. Of course, Lazard is the heavy-hitter in this group after becoming a key piece in Green Bay’s passing attack.
March 15: Star center Corey Linsley’s tenure in Green Bay has officially come to a close on Monday as he has inked a five-year deal with the Los Angeles Chargers. With a $62.5 million deal, Linsley becomes the NFL’s highest-paid player at his position and will now block for Justin Herbert.
March 15: Free agent running back Jamaal Williams announced on his social media channels that he will not be re-signing with the Packers. This fate was assumed once Aaron Jones re-signed with Green Bay prior to the start of the legal tampering period and now Williams will look for a new home.
March 14: According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Packers have come to terms with Aaron Jones on a four-year, $48 million contract that includes a $13 million signing bonus.
“Aaron would have signed for more in free agency but wanted to stay in Green Bay,” Jones’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said of his client. The Packers declined to franchise tag Jones but were able to sign him to a new deal before the start of free agency.
March 9: The Packers elected to not use the franchise tag on star running back Aaron Jones. This means the 2020 Pro Bowl back will be able to enter unrestricted free agency and be free to sign with whichever team will have him. One of those teams could be the Dolphin as Michael Giardi of the NFL Network says he expected Miami to be heavily involved in Jones once the new league year begins.
March 9: According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, wide receiver Devin Funchess took roughly a $750K pay cut to remain with the Packers after opting out last season.
March 2: GM Brian Gutekunst has essentially admitted that it will be extremely difficult for the Packers to retain All-Pro center Corey Linsley, who is set to hit unrestricted free agency this offseason.
“There’s a lot of pieces to this puzzle we’re trying to put together,” Gutekunst said. “Finding a way to bring him back would be ideal, but at the level of compensation he’s at, he’s earned that.”
March 2: With the franchise-tag deadline looming, the clock is ticking for the Packers on whether or not they’ll be placing it on running back Aaron Jones. While speaking to reporters via videoconference, Gutekunst said that the team “certainly could” tag Jones and it’s “something we’re working through.”
“I do think there’s usually better ways to go about it, but if that becomes what is in the best interest of the Packers, I think we’ll do that,” he said.
The franchise-tag deadline is March 9.