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Green Bay Packers: Top 5 acquisitions of 2018

By Brian Sampson

SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 20: Tight end Jimmy Graham #88 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates his 4 yard touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons during the first quarter of the game at CenturyLink Field on November 20, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 20: Tight end Jimmy Graham #88 of the Seattle Seahawks celebrates his 4 yard touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons during the first quarter of the game at CenturyLink Field on November 20, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 10: DeShone Kizer #7 of the Cleveland Browns throws the ball during warmups before the game against against the Green Bay Packers at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 10, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – DECEMBER 10: DeShone Kizer #7 of the Cleveland Browns throws the ball during warmups before the game against against the Green Bay Packers at FirstEnergy Stadium on December 10, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

5. DeShone Kizer

Hopefully, Green Bay never has to see DeShone Kizer on the field except for in garbage-time, blow out victories. No offense to Kizer, of course.

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Green Bay wants Rodgers to stay healthy and stay on the field as much as possible in order to maximize their chance of returning to the playoffs and the Super Bowl. But if he does go down, Kizer could play a huge role in keeping them afloat, something Brett Hundley couldn’t do last year.

Kizer started 15 games for the Cleveland Browns last season. Although he went winless (0-15), he is unquestionably more talented than Hundley. He possessed better athleticism, better arm strength and better throwing accuracy.

By now, we all know Green Bay thought about drafting Kizer with their first selection in the 2017 draft so it’s not a huge surprise they traded Damarious Randall for him. He’s also under team control for another three seasons as compared to Hundley’s one.

The hope is Kizer can develop into a reliable backup and borderline starter in the NFL in order to protect the Packers from another disastrous season a la 2017.

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