Packers’ free agent watch list: Who stays and who goes away

Over the last few days, A to Z Sports has done a series of posts about the Green Bay Packers players slated to hit the free agent market. Here, we compile the content and make predictions on who stays and who goes away from the Packers.

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Unrestricted free agents

RB AJ Dillon

The running back will test the market and see if he can get more than what his projection is. If he can, it’s probably from a team willing to give him the starting job. And if not, it might make sense for the Packers to re-sign a player who knows Matt LaFleur’s system, the organization, and his teammates.

Prediction: Goes away

CB/KR Keisean Nixon

Keisean Nixon is a pretty important player, and he’s had momentum-altering plays over his two years in Green Bay. Ideally, the Packers will improve at slot corner, but his role as a rotational defender and as an elite special teamer can’t be overstated. Sure enough, if a team comes with a monster offer, Green Bay won’t have many options. But if the market is fair as it was last year, the Packers will most likely love to keep Nixon around.

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