The Green Bay Packers hired a new scout, Dan Zegers, who has worked with both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cleveland Browns. For Zegers, it is a chance to return to familiar ground, having graduated from De Pere High School in Wisconsin. Green Bay has quietly remained active throughout the 2025 offseason, searching for every possible improvement to the organization. This is an understandable approach when you consider the fact that the Packers are stuck in a division with the Lions and Vikings.
Green Bay's division rivals competed for the best record in the NFC until the final days of the season. With this in mind, the Packers need to be proactive in finding every possible improvement. This includes improving a scouting department that has had an uneven recent performance. It helps the hiring that the scout was a part of the Kansas City Chiefs' recent run. The dynasty continues to set the standard for the rest of the league.
Green Bay is Attempting to Borrow a Bit of Recent Chiefs Success With New Hiring
After leaving Kansas City, the scout landed with the Cleveland Browns before the latest move gave the veteran scout a chance to return home. It is a great story for the Packers and appears to be a solid hire. While scouting is an inexact process, anytime you have the opportunity to bring in someone who contributed to an organization that has ruled the league, you make the move.
For the Packers, the offseason focus is going to remain on the development of a young offense and quarterback Jordan Love. What exactly the ceiling might be for the franchise quarterback remains a topic of debate both around the league and among Green Bay fans. No question, the answer is going to determine whether or not the organization has a chance of challenging its division rivals for supremacy.
With this in mind, the new hire is a solid move that gives the organization a chance to improve an important group. It also gives Zegers a chance to return to familiar territory, giving the scout a unique understanding of just how important the role is.