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3 Overlooked Free Agents the Green Bay Packers Can Still Add

By Brian Sampson

LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 24: Paul Richardson #10 of the Washington Redskins attempts to catch a pass against Amani Oruwariye #24 of the Detroit Lions during the first half at FedExField on November 24, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD - NOVEMBER 24: Paul Richardson #10 of the Washington Redskins attempts to catch a pass against Amani Oruwariye #24 of the Detroit Lions during the first half at FedExField on November 24, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 22: Josh Rosen #3 of the Miami Dolphins gets hit by Christian Covington #95 of the Dallas Cowboys on the way down in the second quarter at AT&T Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 22: Josh Rosen #3 of the Miami Dolphins gets hit by Christian Covington #95 of the Dallas Cowboys on the way down in the second quarter at AT&T Stadium on September 22, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) /

3. Christian Covington, DL

Green Bay struggled to stop the run last season, often bringing the ball-carrier down on their side of the line of scrimmage. They hopefully addressed that with the addition of Kirksey, but also need up to upgrade their defensive line next to Kenny Clark.

Enter Christian Covington. Covington is far from a pass-rush extraordinaire, instead, specializing in stopping the run. And that’s just fine for Green Bay.

Covington can play either defensive end or defensive line, providing coordinator Mike Pettine with plenty of versatility and flexibility. He’s racked up four tackles for loss in each of the past two seasons as just a part-time player and is still just 26-years-old. He’ll hardly break the bank and would provide some nice depth and competition along the line for the Packers.

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