The Green Bay Packers are one of the top dawgs in the NFC in most pre-season rankings. Their 7-3 record over their final 10 games, which included a massive win in Dallas in the wild card round of the playoffs, put the league on notice. The Packers are no slouch with Jordan Love under center.
However, the Packers had to move on from a number of key veterans in order to get to this spot. One of those veterans isn’t hanging up his cleats, but he is still looking for a home.
Former Green Bay Packers Veteran Remains Unemployed
According to Randy Gurzi of FanSided:
He didn’t play with the Packers organization in 2023 but wide receiver Randall Cobb will always be thought of as a member of the Green Bay organization.
A second-round pick out of Kentucky in 2011, Cobb endeared himself to Packers’s fans with his blue-collar approach to the game. He made himself popular with the Wildcats by being willing to play any position from receiver to returner and even Wildcat quarterback. He brought that same attitude to the NFL and became a star.
Cobb earned the trust of Aaron Rodgers and in 10 years racked up 532 receptions for 6,316 yards with 47 touchdowns. He added 353 yards on the ground, 869 and a touchdown as a punt returner, and 1,915 with another score on kickoff returns.
He left in 2019 and signed with the Dallas Cowboys, putting up 828 yards and three touchdowns. Rodgers made it clear he was unhappy the Packers let him leave but they still didn’t get him back when he hit the open market again in 2020. This time, he sighed with the Houston Texans but was back for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Cobb played in 2023 with the New York Jets, in an attempt to rejoin his friend. With Rodgers injured after just four snaps, the wideout was an afterthought and had just five receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown. He could be done in the NFL but perhaps Rodgers gets him back in New York for one more season.
It will be interesting to see if a team takes a shot on Cobb this late in his career. The 33-year-old wide receiver will spent most of the 2024 season 34-years-old.
Given his recent injury history, this might be it for him. However, if a team feels like his veteran leadership can benefit their team or if a team sustains multiple injuries, Cobb could be called up.
