With a 22-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday afternoon, the Green Bay Packers must now turn their attention to the 2025 NFL offseason.
Unlike plenty of other franchises, the Packers don't need to overhaul their roster completely to remain competitive next season.
That said, however, there are some changes that can be made at certain positions that will help improve this team. And those changes will start by letting some of their impending free agents walk out the door, starting with these five.
These Green Bay Packers players likely won't return in 2025
Josh Myers, C
While center Josh Myers has been one of the most reliable players on the Green Bay roster, missing just one start over the last three seasons, the fact of the matter is that there are better options out there for the Packers, whether in free agency or via the 2025 NFL Draft.
And while this might sound a bit insensitive, the fact that he was carted off the field in Green Bay's loss to Philly in the Wild Card Round only makes this decision easier.
Tasked with replacing All-Pro Corey Linsley after being selected out of Ohio State in the second round in 2021, Myers has had some solid outings during his four-year career but just hasn't lived up to his draft status from an overall standpoint.
After earning a 60.4 overall PFF grade in his first full season in 2022, the former Buckeye dipped to a career-worst 55.3 this season, ranking 39th out of 42 eligible centers. Myers was easily the weakest link on the Packers' offensive line in 2024 and will need to find a new place to call home in 2025 — or perhaps even 2026, depending on the severity of what looked to be a nasty knee injury.
AJ Dillon, RB
As much as he may have wanted it to happen, AJ Dillon will never have his chance to be the lead running back in Green Bay.
Taken by the Packers in the second round of the 2020 draft, the Boston College product shared touches with Aaron Jones for the first four years of his NFL career and was once again set to be the Packers' RB2 in 2024 after the franchise brought in Josh Jacobs.
Of course, Dillon didn't even get that chance to be Jacobs' backup, as he suffered a season-ending neck injury during the preseason.
With Jacobs and MarShawn Lloyd, whom Green Bay took in the third round last spring, both signed through the 2027 season, Dillon will be out the door.
Eric Stokes, CB
The Packers obviously had high hopes for cornerback Eric Stokes when they drafted him out of Georgia with the 29th overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
And while the former Bulldog had a decent rookie season, racking up 55 tackles, 14 passes defended, and an interception, he's failed to contribute much since then.
Injuries forced him to miss 22 games between the 2022 and 2023 campaigns, which naturally led Green Bay to decline the fifth-year option on his rookie contract.
And while Stokes appeared in every game for Green Bay this season, he was removed from the starting lineup roughly a third of the way through the year for Keisean Nixon. Cornerback was one of the weakest positions for the Packers in 2024, and Stokes' less-than-average play didn't help matters.
Corey Ballentine, CB
Joining Stokes on the cornerback open market will be Corey Ballentine, who started six games in 2023 but was relegated to third-string duties before Jaire Alexander's season-ending PCL injury bumped him up the depth chart behind Carrington Valentine for the final few weeks of the season.
Even with Alexander's injury, Ballentine still took most of his snaps on special teams. But with only six total tackles during the regular season, his $2.1 million salary is far too high to keep him around for such limited production.
Isaiah McDuffie, LB
Yet another member of Green Bay's 2021 draft class, Isaiah McDuffie can't be seen as being as big of a disappointment as Stokes or Myers, as he was taken in the sixth round with the 220th overall selection.
Truth be told, the Boston College alum deserves plenty of credit for being such a low draft pick and working his way into the starting lineup in 2023. That said, however, the Packers can likely find a better option at linebacker in free agency or in this year's draft.
While McDuffie earned a solid enough 66.0 PFF pass-rush grade during the regular season, his overall 56.1 rating was the lowest of his four-year career and ranked 70th among 83 eligible linebackers.