Green Bay Packers general manager, Brian Gutekunst
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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - NOVEMBER 02: General manager Brian Gutekunst of the Green Bay Packers looks on prior to the game against the Carolina Panthers in the game at Lambeau Field on November 02, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
The Green Bay Packers will likely part with several key players when free agency begins in early March.
Being responsible with the salary cap, as well as having a belief in their quality of roster depth, are the two biggest factors as to why the Packers feel comfortable with letting some guys leave. General manager Brian Gutekunst recently had this to say about the state of his team:
“Our 2026 (season) will be defined mostly by the guys who are already here, and what they do to get better and better our football team,” Gutekunst said. “I’m excited about that, because I really do like the group of guys we have in that locker room. There’s some guys that are really coming into the best years of their career. They’ve got a lot of experience under their belt now. We’re a seasoned team. I think right now what we have to do is we have to be able to get in those moments that we’ve struggled with the last two years and finish them off, and I’m excited about that.”
Walker has come a long way from being a seventh-round draft pick who had to fight his way onto the roster as a rookie in 2022. He has started 48 games over the past three season for Green Bay, and ranked 41st out of 89 offensive tackles in pass blocking grade, per Pro Football Focus.
Walker may not be an All-Pro caliber player, but Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report doesn’t believe that will matter much when it comes time to secure a lucrative contract in free agency.
“If you can’t be a quarterback hitting free agency, the next best thing may well be playing offensive tackle. Dan Moore got north of $20 million a season last year from the Tennessee Titans—and he allowed a dozen sacks two years ago.
Rashed Walker was substantially better than that last season with the Green Bay Packers—the fifth-year veteran surrendered five sacks in just under 1,000 snaps in 2025 per Pro Football Focus. According to Spotrac, there are currently nine offensive tackles making at least $25 million a season, headlined by Rashawn Slater of the Los Angeles Chargers at $28.5 million a year. Slater is one of the best left tackles in the game, however.
Walker, um, isn’t.
It’s not going to be especially surprising to see Walker hit the jackpot. Again, even average tackles are regularly overpaid in free agency, and Walker is above-average in pass protection. He’s also just 26 years old. But to this point in his career, Walker has struggled mightily in run blocking. $25 million a year is a lot to pay a one-dimensional player, even on the blind side.”
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Although left tackle is his natural position, Morgan has played 478 snaps at right guard, 256 at left guard, 148 at right tackle, and 51 at left tackle throughout his first two seasons in the league. That is in large part due to Walker doing a good job of holding left tackle down over the past few years.
When the Packers drafted Morgan two years ago, the plan was clearly for him to eventually take over at left tackle. He got the benefit of learning how to play other positions in the meantime. Morgan has played well in his limited reps at left tackle, including during a Week 18 start against the Minnesota Vikings.