Why a first-round ILB could make an instant impact for the Packers’ defense

Feb 16 2019 by Acme Packing Company

 

A pair of middle linebackers named Devin could have the versatility to play in multiple packages for the Packers immediately and transform the defense.

Selecting an inside linebacker in the first two days of the NFL Draft has been rare for the Green Bay Packers since the Ted Thompson regime began in 2005. Until last year when they picked Oren Burks in the third round, the Packers had not chosen an off-ball linebacker within the first three rounds since pouncing on A.J. Hawk with the...

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