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Packers Could Pester Matt LaFleur’s Brother To Address Need From Draft

Green Bay Packers On SI·Bill Huber·about 1 month ago
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The Green Bay Packers are in wait-and-see mode at running back. Josh Jacobs will be the obvious starter for 2026, but then what? After not re-signing Emanuel Wilson, that is an important question that general manager Brian Gutekunst must figure out after he chose not to draft a running back last weekend. In 2024, the same year the Packers signed Jacobs to a four-year contract in free agency, they drafted MarShawn Lloyd with a third-round pick. In two seasons, he’s played in one game. It would be a fool’s errand to put too many eggs into the basket of a player who’s spent most of his two seasons with the team riding a stationary bike in the corner of the Don Hutson Center. Because of Lloyd’s inability to get on the field – let alone stay on the field – Chris Brooks is in line to be the No. 2 running back. An excellent pass-protecting role player the last couple seasons, Brooks in three NFL seasons has carried the ball 82 times.…

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