{"id":471398,"date":"2026-02-13T01:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/471398\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T01:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:51:09","slug":"packers-nfl-free-agency-predictions-2-moves-for-green-bay-to-improve-playoff-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/471398\/","title":{"rendered":"Packers NFL Free Agency Predictions: 2 Moves for Green Bay to Improve Playoff Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">The <a class=\"entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nfl\/green-bay-packers-team\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Bay Packers<\/a> need some help to get over the hump after two straight wild-card round exits. Luckily, we&#8217;ve got some moves in mind for them to help them in 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">FOX Sports NFL writer <a class=\"entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/personalities\/greg-auman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Auman<\/a> had the Packers landing two players in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/nfl\/2026-nfl-free-agency-top-100-players-available-potential-fits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">top 100 NFL free agents list<\/a>. Both are on the defensive side of the ball as Auman also predicts Green Bay will lose a pair of notable offensive contributors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">The Packers are roughly $1 million over the cap, per Over The Cup. So, Green Bay will have to make a move or two in order to clear some cap space this offseason.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">But let&#8217;s take a closer look at the two players Auman has the Packers signing in free agency.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">(52nd-best free agent, best defensive tackle free agent)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">Auman&#8217;s thoughts: &#8220;Campbell, 39, is ageless, now with four straight seasons of at least five sacks while playing for four different teams. He&#8217;s a living legend, with 119 career sacks and six Pro Bowls. He made it to the <a class=\"entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nfl\/super-bowl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super Bowl<\/a> as a rookie in 2008 with the Cardinals \u2014 17 years ago \u2014 and how cool would it be if he signed on with a top contender and found his way back, turning 40 before the season starts in September? He signed for $5.5 million last year, and if a 40-year-old defensive lineman can make a case for a raise, Campbell can.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">(21st-best free agent, second-best linebacker free agent)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"false\" data-v-d04fc069=\"\">Auman&#8217;s thoughts:\u00a0Walker, 25, does a bit of everything for Green Bay \u2014 four straight 100-tackle seasons, including 128 this past year, and he&#8217;s active in the opposing backfield with nine career sacks and 29 tackles for loss. The Packers declined his fifth-year option, opting not to pay him $14.7 million in 2026, and he&#8217;ll likely get about $10 million a year. Pro Football Focus doesn&#8217;t think much of him, ranking him 76th among <a class=\"entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> linebackers, with his pass coverage skills bringing him down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Green Bay Packers need some help to get over the hump after two straight wild-card round exits.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471399,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[1745,49,29482,48,1730,19826,514,12117,82,19501],"class_list":{"0":"post-471398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-arizona-cardinals","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-calais-campbell","11":"tag-canada","12":"tag-green-bay-packers","13":"tag-national-football-league","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-quay-walker","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-super-bowl"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}