The Green Bay Packers need to address their cornerback depth this offseason. Kamal Hadden is recovering from a significant season-ending ankle injury, while Nate Hobbs has a $6.25 million roster bonus due on March 13, and the front office has to decide whether to keep or cut him after being limited to 358 defensive snaps. If the Packers do cut Hobbs, they would essentially have paid him a one-year, $18 million contract for 11 games. Meanwhile, the current reserves have limited playing time: Shemar Bartholomew has played six games and logged 51 snaps, Jaylin Simpson has played just one game and logged 62 snaps, and Bo Melton has yet to register a regular-season snap.
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Green Bay Packers land 6-foot-3 cornerback
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Apr 28, 2025; El Segundo, CA, USA; Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Benjamin St-Juste at press conference at The Bolt. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
According to Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo of NFL Network, the Packers are set to sign Benjamin St-Juste to a two-year, $10 million contract, worth up to $10.5 million. He is a tall cornerback, listed at 6-foot-3, capable of playing multiple positions, including on the outside, in the slot, and in the box, and brings experience with 47 career starts throughout his first five years. St-Juste is an excellent tackler, with 19 missed tackles and a 7.3% missed tackle rate, a solid run defender, and a good special teamer.
The #Packers are now adding on defense, agreeing to terms with former #Chargers FA CB Benjamin St-Juste, per me and @MikeGarafolo.
It’s a 2-year, $10M deal with some upside to $10.5M done by Kelton Crenshaw and Chris Coy of @KlutchSports. pic.twitter.com/qWmjoFSAwV
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 10, 2026
The Packers will release Nate Hobbs at the start of the new league year, designating him as a post-June 1 designation. As a result, the front office frees $8.84 million in cap space in June while taking on $4 million in dead cap in 2026 and $8 million in 2027, perOver The Cap.
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Los Angeles Chargers, Benjamin St-Juste
Oct 23, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison (3) makes a touchdown catch over Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Benjamin St-Juste (24) during the second half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images
The Los Angeles Chargers signed Benjamin St-Juste to a one-year, $2.5 million contract last offseason. He had a solid stint in Los Angeles, serving as the key reserve and logging 35% of defensive snaps, the fourth-most at the position. St-Juste recorded 38 tackles, zero missed tackles, one interception, and seven pass breakups across 17 games and two starts. He allowed a 51% completion rate, 243 passing yards, one touchdown, and an impressive 65.3 passer rating.