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The former fourth-round pick spent the first two years of his career with the Rams before landing in Green Bay. Rochell appeared in 20 games for the Packers across two seasons, playing exclusively on special teams. He could see some run as a rotational corner in Dallas, but his role on special teams will once again determine whether he cracks the 53-man roster.

Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Alexander can make another $2 million via incentives. Green Bay explored trade options for the disgruntled corner this offseason and also made an offer to keep him in town on a restructured deal, but nothing came of their efforts. They eventually chose to release Alexander after no other resolution was found. As they tend to do, the Ravens quickly swooped in to sign the former shutdown corner. Alexander has still been effective when on the field in recent seasons, but his health has been a constant issue and was reportedly a source of frustration for the Packers organization. He has appeared in more than seven games just once in the past four seasons. Baltimore’s pass defense was a disaster over the first half of the 2024 season before turning the corner over the final two months. Bolstering the secondary with Alexander should help prevent a potential backslide in 2025.

It’s good news for the 23rd overall selection in the 2025 draft. Golden, Demovsky added, “should get plenty of playing time right away” in a Green Bay offense that could be without Christian Watson (knee) to start the regular season. While it seems unlikely Golden will establish himself as an unquestioned No. 1 option in the run-first Packers offense, he could see a good number of downfield looks from Love, an excellent deep ball thrower. Golden’s struggles against man coverage in college suggest he won’t be an elite NFL wideout by any measure.

Lloyd was reportedly working with the Packers’ rehab group just 15 days ago, but we’ll take his statement as a net positive nonetheless. Now in good health and ready to compete for the No. 2 role, Lloyd declared he “can run as fast as [he] can, jump as high as [he] wants” and “can catch the ball.” Like Smalls sporting a new pair of P.F. Flyers. Should Lloyd lock up the No. 2 gig, he would make for a high-value bench stash option who could, at times, return standalone value. His competition with Emanuel Wilson is worth monitoring this summer. Lloyd looked like a capable player last year, before injuries derailed his 2024 rookie season.

Young is a former fourth-round pick of the Seahawks, playing in 17 games over two seasons. He tallied 18 tackles, a tackle for loss, and a pass defended as a rookie but did not register anything of note in his second season. The Seahawks cut the 25-year-old in April and he now joins the Packers as defensive line depth heading into minicamp.

After signing an exclusive rights free agent deal with Green Bay in April, Melton will enter training camp as a corner. Melton had 24 catches for 309 yards and a touchdown as a rotational wideout over the past two years. The team reportedly liked Melton’s special teams play enough to try him on defense.

With Alexander now set to be released by the Packers, the Bills could become a team to watch as Alexander begins looking for a new home. The 28-year-old vet has had back-to-back injury-riddled seasons that limited him to just 14 regular season games since 2023, but Alexander could still provide serviceable play if healthy. It’s worth noting that Buffalo did use the No. 30 overall pick on cornerback Maxwell Hairston in April, which could create too crowded a room for Alexander, who will be looking for a starting gig wherever he lands.

The Packers and Alexander hoped to find a trade partner for the veteran cornerback this offseason, but after failing to do so, Alexander, 28, will now be free to sign with any team. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the two sides also considered a restructured contract. Alexander was limited to seven games in each of the last two seasons due to injuries and seemed to be at odds with the organization late last season. Alexander is being released with two years left on his current deal. As a result, the Packers will be hit with a dead cap hit just north of $7.5 million in 2025 and 2026, but will also save just over $36.6 million in cap space over that same span, per Over The Cap.

Clark played in all regular season games and the Packers’ playoff loss, but was dealing with a toe injury he sustained in Week 1. The Packers played the Eagles in Brazil to open the season and Clark injured his right toe on the turf. The 29-year-old had just one sack last season after signing a three-year, $64 million extension. Clark is at Packers OTAs and is doing individual drills while he recovers from offseason foot surgery.