As the Green Bay Packers work through the classroom phase of the offseason program, they are quickly approaching the start of their OTAs, which begin in about two weeks. We’re now officially closer to that than to the 2025 NFL Draft, which is more than two weeks int he rear view mirror.
Looking back at the Packers’ draft this year finds that it was a bit unusual in a handful of different ways. For the first time in several years, the Packers did not make a draft-day trade. The last time that had happened was in 2014, when the Packers’ class included future Pro Bowlers Davante Adams, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, and Corey Linsley.
That’s not the only unusual part about this year’s class, however. As we’ll see in today’s first link, several of the team’s picks were tendency-breakers in one way or another, starting off with Matthew Golden and his incomplete athletic testing profile.
This week, we’ll find out when the Packers will play each of their opponents in 2025. But for now, let’s look back once again at the draft and how it sets the roster up for the schedule to come.
How closely did Packers stick to draft principles in 2025? | Packers Wire
The Packers went away from some trends this year, drafting a player who had only run the 40-yard dash in round one. However, they may have gathered up the athletic data they needed on Matthew Golden when he came in for a pre-draft visit.
Post-NFL Draft 2025 outlook for all 32 teams heading into the summer - The Athletic ($)
The Packers' beat writer in this breakdown doesn't see them having closed the gap on the elite NFC teams very much with their additions.
Coach Was ‘Blown Away’ by Potential Packers QB Taylor Elgersma | SI.com
It looks like Elgersma will probably sign with the Packers, since he did not go to the Bills' rookie minicamp as he had planned.
Saints start QB competition in wake of Derek Carr retirement - ESPN
Meanwhile, the Saints get some much-needed salary cap relief, which just goes to prove that the cap is fake -- but only if you have high-priced players randomly have to retire due to injury.
Ranking top NFL pass-catching groups: Bengals lead class; Cowboys stand out after George Pickens trade | NFL.com
The Packers aren't in this group of 8 teams, which isn't surprising after last season and the injuries at the position. Hopefully that perception will change for 2026.
Alchemists' Dream Realized As Lead Turned Into Gold at Large Hadron Collider - Newsweek
They're only three protons apart! This isn't really that bizarre. Those ancient alchemists could have done it too, if they'd had access to a 20-mile-long particle accelerator.