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As the Green Bay Packers look to re-tool heading into the 2025 NFL offseason after their early playoff exit against the Philadelphia Eagles, there are plenty of trade targets they should be considering this upcoming offseason.
They have a handful of players they could lose in free agency, including AJ Dillon, Bo Melton, and Josh Meyers. However, while retaining and acquiring players through free agency is an important tactic to remain competitive in one of the toughest divisions in the NFL — the NFC North — obtaining players via trade is also possible.
And no other position group needs to be addressed for the Packers more than their receiving corps.
Sure, they have plenty of depth in terms of players who can produce at an average or even an above-average level. Jaylen Reed, Romeo Doubs, and Dontayvion Wicks are all solid receivers in the NFL, some better than others.
However, after Christian Watson’s injury update following the ACL tear he suffered against the Chicago Bears in Week 18, there’s reason for concern heading into 2025 that Green Bay simply doesn’t have enough talent among their pass catchers.
That isn’t to say their receivers are bad by any means; they just aren’t an elite group. In fact, the Packers ranked 12th in the NFL in passing yards (3,807) across the 2024 season.
So, while they weren’t the most elite group, they showed potential. And after the Packers gave quarterback Jordan Love his $220 million contract, it’s clear they’ve decided that he’s their guy moving forward.
Along with Love, Green Bay tied running back Josh Jacobs down until 2027, which proved to be a great move by Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst.
So, with the quarterback and running back positions locked down for the next few years, who would be two of the best additions the Packers could make via trade?
Following their Wild Card exit in the 2024 NFL Playoffs, Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp was cryptic in his wording on whether he wanted to stay with Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford in the 2025 season.
As a former triple-crown winner, Kupp is clearly a talented receiver. However, following some injury issues and the fact that he isn’t getting any younger, there’s a belief that Kupp could’ve played his last game with the Rams in their matchup against the Washington Commanders in the Wild Card round.
And in an interview with The Athletic’s Jordan Rodrigue, Kupp didn’t seem overly confident that he’d be back with the Rams in 2025.
“Who knows what is going to happen?” Kupp said. “A lot of stuff is out of my control. We’ll see [what] it’s going to be. There was obviously stuff that was going on early in the season, and we’ll see. I don’t have any clarity on what that’s gonna look like. Obviously, I would love to be in L.A., but I don’t know what that is gonna look like.”
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