Green Bay Packers Reportedly Trading for Randall Cobb

Well, apparently the rumors were true. In what looks like an added “concession” by the Green Bay Packers to help entice Aaron Rodgers back for the 2021 season, the team is reportedly trading for wide receiver Randall Cobb, according to Chris Brockman.

Cobb last played for the Packers in 2018 and has since spent the 2019 season with Dallas and the 2020 season with Houston. During that span, he averaged 13.6 yards per catch with six total touchdowns and caught 71 percent of his 131 targets—not too bad.

Expectations shouldn’t be that this is the Cobb of old, at almost 31 years old he is now past his prime, but he is a very good fit for the Matt LaFleur system. As a true slot receiver that can be utilized as the motion man and fed the ball on designed touches, he’s a natural fit.

However, with this trade, there are still some unanswered questions out there. One being, what does this mean for Amari Rodgers? Rodgers is basically a Randall Cobb clone and was often compared to him during the pre-draft process. Their skill-sets are quite similar.

With that said, as we’ve seen under GM Brain Gutekunst, he doesn’t mind bringing rookies along slowly if given the option—and Cobb provides them with that luxury. While it was anticipated that Rodgers was going to see his fair share of snaps this season, he now doesn’t have to if that’s what’s best—and that certainly isn’t a bad thing.

We also don’t know at this time what the Green Bay Packers gave up to get Cobb or if his $8.25 million salary in 2021 is staying as is. Although the Packers reportedly freed up some additional cap space by restructuring Rodgers’ contract, $8.25 million is still a lot for Cobb at this stage of his career.

Lastly, all signs point to this move taking place because of Rodgers. Will there be other moves made as a result of Rodgers’ return? And will he have a say in other roster decisions?

This is certainly uncharted waters for the Green Bay Packers.