Packers: 3 players they shouldn’t have let go in recent years

1. Bashaud Breeland, CB

Corey Linsley is the most talented player in this article, but the Packers do have good depth along the offensive line. A position where they’ve had more uncertainty is at cornerback. Bashaud Breeland played well during his brief stay in Green Bay, but the team surprisingly didn’t re-sign him at the end of the 2018 season, a move that is still hard to understand.

According to Spotrac, he signed an affordable one-year, $2 million deal with the Kansas City Chiefs and was re-signed for another year after that. In two seasons with the Chiefs, Breeland started 26 regular-season games, finishing with 17 pass defenses, four interceptions, and one defensive touchdown. He also helped the Chiefs win a Super Bowl.

Think Breeland could’ve helped the Packers in that time?

Instead, they struggled at cornerback outside of All-Pro Jaire Alexander, forcing them to draft Eric Stokes in the first round this year. That’s not to say Breeland would’ve necessarily prevented them from drafting a corner early this spring, but he could’ve helped the secondary over the past couple of seasons.

Breeland signed a one-year deal with the division-rival Minnesota Vikings this offseason. Don’t be surprised if he has another good season, showing why the Packers made a mistake to not re-sign him a couple of years ago.