The Green Bay Packers lost another key player on Sunday.
This has been a brutal season with all the injuries, and now, Lukas Van Ness will be out for a while.
With that in mind, the Packers could be active in the market for another defensive end.
Considering that, Bradley Locker of PFF linked them to a potential move for Arizona Cardinals veteran star Calais Campbell:
“Even at 39, Campbell has still been an above-average player for the Cardinals this season. He’s on track for a 15th straight year with a 71.0-plus overall PFF grade, and has been a well-rounded addition for Arizona’s new-look defense. Campbell has generated 11 pressures while also producing a 70.0 PFF run-defense grade. The Cardinals’ promising start has taken a wayward turn for the worst, one that doesn’t seem especially salvageable. With Campbell at his age and on a one-year deal, shipping him away — particularly to pave the way for playing time for younger players — could be logical. Kansas City’s 28.8 run-defense grade by interior defenders is the lowest in the NFL, and a reunion in Jacksonville isn’t out of the question,” Locker wrote.
The Cardinals haven’t been the most consistent team this season.
There are some rumblings about head coach Jonathan Gannon potentially being on his way out if they finish the year with a losing record, and even Kyler Murray could also be in his final year with the organization.
Campbell isn’t likely to play for much longer, so he would certainly welcome the opportunity to play for a Super Bowl contender while he still can.
The Packers already have one of the best pass-rushers in the game in Micah Parsons, and even at his age, Campbell would be a perfect complement and solid one-two punch by his side.
This team has already proved that they’re more than willing to make big moves if that’s what it takes to finally get over the hump and return to Super Bowl contention.
They haven’t been as dominant as expected after an impressive start to the season.
And if Van Ness won’t be able to return before the November 4 trade deadline, it only makes sense that they make a run at a player of Campbell’s caliber.
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