Predicting 5 Packers who have played final game in Green Bay
1. De’Vondre Campbell
De’Vondre Campbell deserves to get paid this offseason. It’s just unclear whether the Packers can afford to keep him.
Campbell signed a one-year deal worth $2 million in the offseason. Now he should be looking at a deal worth considerably more than that. Pro Football Focus projects that Campbell will make $9 million per year on a two-year deal.
There’s no doubt the Packers will want him back.
Campbell was named a first-team All-Pro after a dominant season in Green Bay. He helped the defense reach a new level and will be difficult to replace if he’s gone. However, it’s not as simple as just giving him the contract he wants. The Packers already have to clear $50 million in cap space. They may soon be adding a franchise tag on top of that for Davante Adams.
All it takes is one team with cap space searching for a difference-maker at inside linebacker and Campbell could be offered a deal the Packers can’t afford to match.
Unless he is willing to take less money to remain in Green Bay, Campbell could be playing for a new team in 2022. For the Packers, inside linebacker would once again become one of their top positional needs in the offseason.