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Here’s Why Packers Made Big Bet on Third-Round Pick Chris McClellan
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Here’s Why Packers Made Big Bet on Third-Round Pick Chris McClellan

Green Bay Packers On SI·Bill Huber·about 1 month ago
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GREEN BAY – How much did the Green Bay Packers like Missouri defensive tackle Chris McClellan? General manager Brian Gutekunst considered drafting him in the second round before ultimately trading up from No. 84 to No. 77 to select him in the third round. “We really had a few players with that first pick at 52 that we liked, and it was kind of a tough decision there,” Gutekunst said at the end of Day 2 on Friday that included cornerback Brandon Cisse in the second round. “And then a couple of them hung around and we tried to get one, and we did.” How Chris McClellan Fits the Packers The Packers’ move to a new defensive scheme meant filling a new position. Green Bay needed a big, tough defensive lineman to man the nose tackle position in defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon’s 3-4 scheme. The Packers are betting that McClellan, a naturally big man at 6-foot-3 7/8 and 313 pounds with 34-inch arms, can be that player to anchor the run defense.…

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