The Green Bay Packers have expended significant resources at wide receiver in recent seasons, creating a logjam at the position as the 2025 campaign approaches.
Just this offseason, alone, the Packers chose Matthew Golden in the first round and Savion Williams in the third round of the NFL Draft, after signing veteran Mecole Hardman and dropping them into a receiver room that already includes Christian Watson, Dontayvion Wicks, Jayden Reed, and Romeo Doubs.
While injuries have besieged the Packers’ receiving corps in training camp, which could alleviate some of the pressure on the organization to make a move, trading away at least one of the receivers on the roster could help plug some other holes and create depth.
Could Packers’ Romeo Doubs be Next NFL Star to Request a Trade?
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs (87) and tight end Tucker Kraft (85)
Dec 15, 2024; Seattle, Washington, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs (87) celebrates with tight end Tucker Kraft (85) after catching a touchdown pass against the Seattle Seahawks during the first quarter at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images
If the Packers are looking to make a trade offloading one of their young receivers, at least one NFL analyst believes Romeo Doubs could make things easier on general manager Brian Gutekunst.
“The most glaring trade candidate from this group is Romeo Doubs,” Alex Kay writes for Bleacher Report. “The fourth-year receiver who is entering the final year of his rookie deal … Although he’s only earning a base salary of $3.4 million this season, obliging a potential trade request would help Green Bay’s brass out in several ways.
“Moving Doubs would not only free up a roster spot, but it would also help bring clarity to the team’s pass-catching pecking order and potentially return even more draft capital than the Packers would receive via the NFL’s compensatory pick formula for departing free agents.”
Doubs, 25, caught 46 passes for 601 yards and four touchdowns for the Packers last season, but given how many mouths there are to feed in Green Bay’s passing attack, could benefit from a change of scenery.
If Gutekunst is looking to add depth along the offensive line, or find cornerback help on the trade market in the weeks ahead, or merely acquire draft capital to keep building around Love and a young core, trading Doubs may be the Packers’ most valuable chip.
Green Bay Packers, Romeo Doubs
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs (87) leaves the field after getting injured on a pass interference play commited by San Francisco 49ers cornerback Renardo Green (0) in the third quarter during their football game Sunday, November 24, 2024, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.