Last year, Gutekunst’s wheeling and dealing on the first day of the NFL draft netted the Packers a budding playmaker, cornerback Jaire Alexander, plus an extra first-round pick in this year’s draft. Thursday night, in the first round of this year’s draft, Gutekunst outdid himself. You can call the picks what you want — high-risk, high-reward or boom-or-bust — and you wouldn’t be wrong. They entered the draft with many holes to fill and, in addition to swapping first-round picks with Seattle, gave up their two fourth-round picks as well. With so many safeties with similar grades, the Packers probably could have stayed put and found a good one.

Source: Daily Sun April 26, 2019 05:39 UTC