{"id":43112,"date":"2026-02-08T12:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43112"},"modified":"2026-02-08T12:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:14:46","slug":"packers-free-agent-once-assumed-to-be-gone-suddenly-has-a-chance-to-stick-around-after-latest-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43112","title":{"rendered":"Packers free agent once assumed to be gone suddenly has a chance to stick around after latest report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/.image\/w_1080,q_auto:good,c_limit\/Mzk6MDAwMDAwMDAwNDAyMjE3\/usatsi_27981332.jpg?arena_f_auto\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">When the\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0decided to\u00a0extend Christian Watson\u00a0with a year left on his deal and coming back from an ACL injury, paired with their draft class with two picks at the position in the first three rounds in Matthew Golden and Savion Williams, the general assumption was that\u00a0Romeo Doubs was set to leave.<\/p>\n<p>That might very well still happen, but don\u2019t rule out the possibility of the Packers finding a way to keep their leading receiver in 2025.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"espn-reports-that-the-packers-still-want-doubs\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-m-font-size\">ESPN reports that the Packers still want Doubs<\/h2>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">According to\u00a0ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler, the Packers will at least talk to Romeo Doubs\u2019 representatives and try to find a reasonable contract for both sides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Packers can try to re-sign free agent receiver Romeo Doubs and\/or extend tight end Tucker Kraft, a 2027 free agent,\u201d Fowler wrote. \u201cThe door isn\u2019t closed on Doubs in Green Bay. I\u2019m expecting both sides to at least have some dialogue and see if a return makes sense. The Raiders and Titans will have my attention for free agent receivers. Both desperately need a difference-maker on the outside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">the Tucker Kraft part is not shocking by any means\u00a0\u2014 general manager Brian Gutekunst himself said in his press conference this past week that the front office had already been in touch with Kraft\u2019s agent to discuss an early extension.<\/p>\n<p>But the Doubs\u2019 part is at least surprising.\u00a0Spotrac\u00a0projects that Doubs will get a four-year, $48 million contract in free agency ($12 million a year), but with how free agency naturally is, and how the wide receiver market specifically has been, he might get a much higher salary than that.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The Packers are slightly over the projected cap space. Considering weak spots on the roster and the receiver depth, Romeo Doubs wasn\u2019t externally perceived as a priority to keep around.<\/p>\n<p>A fourth-round pick back in 2022, Doubs is coming off a career year in the final season of his rookie contract. The receiver led the Packers with 724 yards, with 55 receptions and six touchdowns. Over his four years in Green Bay, the receiver totaled 202 receptions for 2,424 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">After one year playing with Aaron Rodgers as a rookie, Doubs has been a reliable weapon for Jordan Love \u2014 and both created a strong connection, particularly near the end zone.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still up in the air if the Packers will actually be able to extend Doubs, especially because teams like the\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders\u00a0and\u00a0Tennessee Titans\u00a0lead the league in projected cap space and have a much more obvious need at receiver. But the front office is at least considering that possibility, and that\u2019s already a notable development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-green-bay-packers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Packers free agent once assumed to be gone suddenly has a chance to stick around after latest report - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43112\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Packers free agent once assumed to be gone suddenly has a chance to stick around after latest report - 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