Key Highlights
- "Zack Baun, Nick Bolton, and Jamien Sherwood all signed three-year extensions in the $15 million to $17 million range with their respective teams last offseason; Walker’s asking price will likely start there."MORE: Myles Garrett is full of irony after major contract decision, critical commentsAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWalker seems like a player the Packers will want to bring back. Green Bay had previously declined his fifth-year option, but Walker has proven to be worthy of a payday."Walker has a rare combination of size and speed that teams desperately need in this pass-happy league, where off-ball linebackers are picked on in man coverage or have trouble in zone coverage in the middle of the field," Gayle writes.
- "He also fights through contact well in the run game and has improved significantly as a tackler.
- Walker has missed just one tackle since Week 8, per PFF, and his missed tackle rate has been below 8 percent in each of the past three seasons.
- The Packers declined Walker’s fifth-year option ahead of this season, but general manager Brian Gutekunst has said that he wants to keep Walker for the long term."MORE: The Bills risk making a massive Josh Allen mistakeAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Packers don't have any headline-grabbing players heading for free agency, but they do also have left tackle Rasheed Walker available and potentially looking at a solid payday, too. Green Bay has some decisions to make whenever their season is over. More NFL news:Drake Maye has one issue that could stop Patriots from winning Super BowlMicah Parsons' injury has crushed the Packers in a very specific wayJalen Hurts has a big problem, and it's not what it used to bePuka Nacua made the best non-catch you've ever seenChiefs' plans for Travis Kelce revealed as retirement loomsThis viral Josh Allen highlight from Wyoming is crazy.