Green Bay executed major roster changes, trading Kenny Clark and two first-round picks for Micah Parsons and signing him to a four-year, $188 million deal. The team drafted receiver Matthew Golden at No. 23, ending a 21-year streak of passing on first-round wideouts, and added free agents Aaron Banks and Nate Hobbs. The franchise reached back-to-back NFC title games in 2019 and 2020, made the playoffs five of the GM’s seven seasons and posted a .634 winning percentage, yet has zero Super Bowl appearances. Ed Policy replaced Mark Murphy as president/CEO and signaled that contract extensions will wait, emphasizing no lame-duck GMs or coaches.
Drafting a receiver in the first round. Trading defensive tackle Kenny Clark and two first-round draft picks for Micah Parsons and then breaking the bank to give him a four-year, $188 million contract. Drafting Matthew Golden at No. 23 overall, and in the process breaking a 21-year streak of passing on Round 1 receivers, is one thing. But this -- acquiring the All-Pro edge rusher from the Dallas Cowboys -- signals a new line of thinking for the Packers.
They have the fourth-highest winning percentage (.634) in that span. Yet one number stands above them all: zero. As in the number of Super Bowl appearances. The moves this offseason, including signing free agents Aaron Banks (four years, $77 million) and Nate Hobbs (four years, $48 million), could mean a couple of things: Gutekunst thinks this team is as close as ever to a Super Bowl or he feels a heightened sense of urgency to get there for the first time on his watch.
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