After the departures of Davante Adams, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Equanimeous St. Brown, the Green Bay Packers’ wide receiver position is looking pretty thin. Head coach Matt LaFleur now confirmed that new players will have to come in.

Munich – It was one of the big questions of the offseason. Will Aaron Rodgers extend his contract with the Green Bay Packers? Is he leaving the franchise that brought him into the league in 2005? Or will the 38-year-old even end his career? In the end, Rodgers signed a new contract that can earn him almost 150 million US dollars over the next three years.

One question, however, remains unanswered. To whom should the reigning MVP throw the balls? After Davante Adams was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders and Marquez Valdes-Scantling signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, Aaron Rodgers does not have many playmakers left. German Equanimeous St. Brown also left the team.

The best-known names in the Packers’ wide receiver corps are currently Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb. At the annual “League Meeting” Head Coach Matt LaFleur now explained: “When you look at our roster it’s clear that we definitely need speed at this position. We need a guy who can take the top defenders out of the game. We lost someone who was very good at doing that. “

What do the Packers do? Free agency, trade or draft?

It’s still unclear how the Wisconsin franchise plans to strengthen itself. The “big names” in free agency have already signed with other teams. Two who have not yet signed bring big question marks. Odell Beckham Jr. tore his ACL in the Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals. It is still unclear how and when the 29-year-old will return. Option two: Julio Jones. The now 31-year-old was released by the Tennessee Titans a few weeks ago because he disappointed last season. It remains to be seen if he can once again match his Atlanta performances or if Jones’ career is slowly coming to an end.

The most likely scenario is that the Packers will strengthen via the draft. This year’s wide receiver class is one of the best in recent years. With two first-round picks and two second-round picks, Green Bay is well-positioned to grab promising talent or, if in doubt, put together a trade package for another player.

LaFleur admitted he still has no idea what the Packers’ team will look like at the start of the season: “It’s like a puzzle. You have to find the pieces that are missing. What that will look like in the end? I don’t know. “