There are some changes coming to the Green Bay Packers. While general manager Brian Gutekunst managed to get head coach Matt LaFleur to agree to a contract extension, the Packers just lost defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley to the Miami Dolphins, where he’ll take over as head coach.
Now, there are more changes coming to the defense.
On Tuesday, less than 24 hours after Hafley accepted a promotion, the Packers released one-time All-Pro cornerback Trevon Diggs. Of course, Diggs wasn’t a long-time member of the Packers; he was just signed back on December 31 for the team’s then-upcoming playoff run.
However, he didn’t have much of an impact. He wound up playing in just two games as a Packer. Once in the regular season, he made two tackles in a 16-3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. His other appearance came in the Packers’ 31-27 Wild Card loss to the Bears, where Diggs played just one snap and recorded a tackle.
Diggs, 27, immediately becomes a free agent and is available for any non-current playoff team to sign. Getting cut right now gives Diggs a head start on finding the right fit for him in 2026. Meanwhile, other cornerbacks whose contracts expired will have to wait until free agency kicks off on March to sign a deal with a new team.
It will be interesting to see what type of market Diggs, a two-time Pro Bowl cornerback, will have now that he’s available again. Diggs has shown the ability to be a ball-hawking cornerback, but first, he has to get back to top form. An offseason to heal should help him prove to teams that his injuries are a thing of the past, but teams may be hesitant to shell out a big guaranteed contract for someone who made it through just nine games in 2025.
As a corresponding move, the Packers also added quarterback Kyle McCord to a futures contract. The sixth-round pick of the 2025 NFL Draft is just 23 years old, but he’s yet to appear in an NFL game. With backup QB Malik Willis likely to sign a contract elsewhere, the Packers now have some more depth on the roster, but more additions are sure to come.
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