Green Bay Packers: Five players to watch in preseason
By Evan Siegel
The Green Bay Packers enter the 2017 season as one of the league’s favorites to bring home the Lombardi Trophy. Here’s five players to watch during preseason.
After an uncharacteristically aggressive free agency period and intriguing draft class, the Packers have positioned themselves to go for another deep playoff run.
This preseason, the Packers will roll out an interesting draft class that is crucial for the team’s success this season. The high draft picks will receive plenty of attention, particularly on defense, while some of the later picks and undrafted free agents will look to turn the heads of their coaches and the fans.
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Preseason is an extremely important time for the Packers. The team has been among the very best in the NFL over the last decade in terms of adding quality depth to their roster, and have almost always accomplished this through giving guaranteed contracts to their preseason standouts.
Hopefuls such as Malachi Dupre, Taysom Hill, Justin Vogel, and Devante Mays have four games to prove that they are worthy of precious roster spots for Mike McCarthy’s team.