Lots of rumblings that the Packers are hard after Dee Ford from the Chiefs in a trade. After releasing Justin Houston I thought this would be dead in the water but it is actually picking up steam.
Obviously there are a lot of holes to plug on defense for GB, and Ford is a star pass rusher but is a bit weak against the run. I guess you get him to line up outside and then bring back a guy like Clay Matthews on the cheap to play inside with the ability to move around when needed.
This from Peter King on the situation;
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KING: My guess—just a guess—is the Chiefs would be open to taking a low second-round pick or high three for him. If they got, say, the 60th pick in a defensive-line rich draft, they’d be investing about four years and $4.8-million in cap dollars there (or in a pick somewhere in the first three rounds to replace Ford) instead of the four years and maybe $70-million in Ford … and they’d be able to use their money to go get a needed player at another position in free agency like C.J. Mosley or Earl Thomas. You know what this is, at least in part? It’s the Patriot Effect. You see New England let go of valuable vets every year and still win. I do believe there is some of that in play with teams dangling their franchise guys. Footnote on Dee Ford that should not be forgotten: He led all edge players in snaps (1,022) last year.
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