Green Bay Packers are the youngest team in the NFL at an average of 25.2 years old. Will they be able to do damage in the National Football League? Will their youth be a hindrance or a fuel?
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Jun 11, 2025; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) participates in the team’s minicamp at Ray Nitschke Field. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images
Former Chicago Bears player Nate Collins, they can be the NFL’s Oklahoma City Thunder.
In case you missed it, OKC came to the 2024-25 season as the youngest team in the NBA in terms of players’ average age. They ended up winning it all when they beat the Indiana Pacers in the penultimate game of the season led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who won the scoring champion, the season MVP, and the Finals MVP in a single season.
Youth has not always been a great or reliable weapon in the past years. Some believe it is not enough against teams or players who are already at their peak. Others think the young age is supposed to be for a experimental or development stage.
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Mar 16, 2025; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) jostles for position under the basket in the second quarter at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-Imagn Images
OKC defied all of it. Can anyone in the NFL do it?
Green Bay Packers has the potential to do what OKC did
Packers once stunned the league in 2023-2024 season when they became the youngest team to reach the playoffs since in the expansion years.
However, they came up short when they lost to the San Francisco 49ers at the Divisional Playoffs.
They come to the 2025 season as the youngest team and if one can dream, they can become the league’s OKC. Even Collins believe in it, especially because of the fact that the NFL playoffs don’t have a seven-game series.
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Mar 22, 2015; Tempe, AZ, USA; Defensive tackle Nate Collins participates in drills during the NFL Veteran Combine at the Arizona Cardinals training facility. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
“So just off the fact that OKC is the youngest NBA team, just comparing it to that, I would say Green Bay,” he said.
“Green Bay has a lot of young guys, I feel like, they probably do have a team, where, hey, you get in the playoffs, you win a couple games in a row, you can make it to the big stage.
“It’s not like a seven-game series like the NBA.”
Comparing feels fun. Even the two’s leaders, Jordan Love and SGA are both 26 years old. However, the two sports leagues are much different.
Packers might be able to do it and it would be awesome and historic.
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