Packers Re-Sign or Let Go & Prediction: Equanimeous St. Brown
By Paul Bretl
Why the Green Bay Packers won’t re-sign Equanimeous St. Brown
As I just discussed, I do believe that there are several reasons that a reunion with St. Brown makes sense; however, at the end of the day, he is a wide receiver with four years of NFL experience — although he did miss all of 2019 with an injury — and very little production to show for it.
For his career, St. Brown has been targeted 66 times and caught just 59% of those passes at nearly 15 yards per catch with one touchdown. In 2021 specifically, he caught nine of his 16 targets for 98 yards, according to PFF ($$). Remember, there is a reason that Green Bay originally cut him last summer before they signed him to the practice squad.
For a Green Bay Packers team that looks like they once again are going to try to run things back as they attempt to keep as much of the previous year’s roster intact as possible, one way that they can look to improve as a team is by churning the back-end of the roster, in hopes of finding an extra contributor or two.
And if that’s the case, when it comes to St. Brown, who has not provided much on offense, and even if brought back would likely play a minimal role once again, this could be one of those situations where a fresh start for both parties makes the most sense. Is 2022 going to be that much different than what we’ve seen in previous years?
Lastly, we always have to go back to the salary cap. While I don’t imagine St. Brown will have a strong market in free agency, if there is a team willing to pay him above the league minimum, then that’s not a contract that Green Bay should be trying to pursue.