
ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 28: Jonathan Garvin #53 of nan Green Bay Packers runs connected nan section anterior to a crippled against nan Buffalo Bills astatine Highmark Stadium connected August 28, 2021 successful Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan Bennett/Getty Images)
Green Bay Packers, Corey Ballentine. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
The Green Bay Packers are entering nan caller Jordan Love era but, aft nan draught and free agency, these players mightiness not make it done nan summer.
It’s not a agelong to opportunity that nan 2023 Green Bay Packers mightiness beryllium wholly unrecognizable successful narration to what fans person seen successful caller years. That astir evidently starts astatine backmost pinch Jordan Love replacing Aaron Rodgers, but it extends beyond that pinch a bevy of newcomers coming into nan fold.
With that said, if Love plays astatine moreover a mean level successful his first play arsenic nan Packers starting quarterback, location is simply a bully chance that nan squad will beryllium successful a position to, astatine minimum, compete for a playoff spot. One of nan large keys to that happening, arsenic it is pinch each team, is getting nan champion players connected nan field. But first, it’s astir getting nan champion players connected nan roster.
And arsenic minicamps and offseason activities commencement to ramp up, these 3 players mightiness extremity up getting trim by nan Packers arsenic nan page is turned to this caller chapter.
Packers rumors: 3 candidates to beryllium trim this summertime earlier 2023 season
Packers trim campaigner No. 3: Corey Ballentine, CB
Looking for answers to find extent successful nan secondary, nan Packers signed erstwhile Giants sixth-round prime Corey Ballentine past twelvemonth to a one-year deal. After his first play successful Green Bay, they coiled up electing to bring him backmost into nan fold connected different one-year woody worthy astir $1 cardinal pinch almost each of that non-guaranteed.
The truth of nan matter is that Ballentine didn’t play overmuch of a domiciled for nan Packers successful nan 2022 season, though. He saw nan section for only 17 protect snaps and played nether 25% of nan team’s typical teams snaps, too.
Though it wasn’t a precocious selection, nan Packers drafted Carrington Valentine retired of Kentucky successful nan seventh information a fewer weeks ago. Though it’s a action successful nan past round, Valentine was expected by galore to spell earlier connected Day 3 than that because, simply, he’s a darn bully shot subordinate who tin contribute.
While Valentine will person to beryllium he tin connection nan aforesaid constricted typical teams domiciled that Ballentine did for Green Bay a play ago, he offers acold much upside astatine cornerback if nan squad needs to dip into nan extent excavation astatine immoderate constituent successful nan twelvemonth arsenic Ballentine hasn’t proven he tin clasp his ain either pinch nan Giants aliases pinch nan Pack.
As such, Valentine is simply a cheaper, perchance much profitable action for nan Packers to support around, which could lead to Ballentine being connected nan chopping artifact sooner alternatively than later, particularly pinch nary costs to nan squad successful position of dormant headdress hits.