3 Packers who need to step up with Jaire Alexander injury looming

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 12: Kevin King #20 and Jaire Alexander #23 of the Green Bay Packers celebrate in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks during the NFC Divisional Round Playoff game at Lambeau Field on January 12, 2020 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

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GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – SEPTEMBER 15: Darnell Savage #26 of the Green Bay Packers lines up for a play in the second quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field on September 15, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

Packers who need to step up: Darnell Savage

The safety duo of Darnell Savage and Adrian Amos is going to be even more important as well. They’ll be asked to clean up any messes the corners make and limit the damage. That could be a tall task.

Savage has been on the doorstep of becoming a great safety for a couple of years now, however, hasn’t quite been able to take that step. After finishing last year very strong, he hasn’t been able to maintain that same level of play.

Green Bay will need Savage to be at his absolute best from this point forward. He’s already asked to do a lot–tackle around the line of scrimmage, cover running backs and tight ends, etc–and now you can add providing additional help to the cornerbacks to that list. It’s a tall task, but it’s time Savage step up his game.

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