Packers roundup: Free agency moves still to make
A roundup of the latest Green Bay Packers articles for Sunday, April 5.
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The 2020 NFL Draft looks set to take place this month as scheduled, although the presentation of the three-day event will be very different.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Saturday that teams are preparing for the draft to be done virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
High-level officials from multiple NFL teams are now preparing to do the April 23-25 draft virtually, from home, away from their team facilities, league sources tell ESPN. Awaiting final decision from NFL on an unprecedented draft.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 4, 2020
News and notes from around FanSided
Green Bay Packers: Five bargains available in second wave of free agency (NFL Spin Zone – Joe Kipp)
Joe Kipp of NFL Spin Zone writes about five bargain moves Green Bay could make in the second wave of free agency.
Green Bay Packers: Mock Draft Battle 3.0 (Dairyland Express)
These mock draft battles over at Dairyland Express are always fun. Three writers have put together three-round mock drafts. Which one do you prefer?
Five targets for 62nd overall draft pick (Dairyland Express – Brian Sampson)
Brian Sampson of Dairyland Express ranks the top five targets for Green Bay in the second round with the 62nd overall pick.
Three trades to move up in 2020 NFL Draft (Dairyland Express – Brian Sampson)
Sampson also looked at three trades Green Bay could look to make to move up in the first round of the draft.
David Bakhtiari should be top priority for contract extension (Lombardi Ave)
While Green Bay has some tough decisions to make over the next year regarding 2021 free agency, GM Brian Gutekunst also has an easy one, which is to give David Bakhtiari a new deal. That should be the priority for Gutekunst over the summer.
More news and notes from around the internet
Prospect for the Pack: Memphis RB/WR Antonio Gibson (Packers Wire – Zach Kruse)
2020 NFL Draft: Projecting five trade-down scenarios for the Packers from #30 overall (Acme Packing Company – Evan “Tex” Western)
Prospect Primer: WR Chase Claypool (Packers.com)
No place like home for Packers DL Tyler Lancaster’s workouts during coronavirus outbreak (PackersNews.com – Olivia Reiner)
Pack-A-Day Podcast – Episode 619 – Draft Preview: Kenneth Murray & Patrick Queen (Cheesehead TV)
Draftmas Week Eight: Dalton Keene, Devin Duvernay (247Sports.com – Jacob Morley)
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