Packers linebacker Isaiah McDuffie opts to stay in Green Bay rather than
testing free agency
[March 04, 2025]
By STEVE MEGARGEE
Linebacker Isaiah McDuffie is staying with the Green
Bay Packers.
Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst announced Monday that the team
had re-signed McDuffie, who has spent his entire NFL career in Green
Bay. Terms weren't announced, but a person familiar with the situation
told The Associated Press it's a two-year, $8 million deal. |
Green Bay Packers linebacker Isaiah McDuffie (58) goes into the locker
room with his team after warm-ups before an NFL wild-card playoff
football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Jan. 12, 2025, in
Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File) |
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ESPN first reported that McDuffie and the
Packers had agreed to terms.
McDuffie was due to become an unrestricted free agent if he
hadn’t reached a deal with the Packers, who selected him out of
Boston College in the sixth round of the 2021 draft.
McDuffie, 25, started all 17 games for the Packers this past
season and ranked second on the team with a career-high 97
tackles. He also had three tackles for loss, three passes
defensed and a forced fumble.
He also started the Packers' 22-10 NFC wild-card playoff loss at
Philadelphia and had six tackles and half a sack in that game.
McDuffie played more than 64% of the Packers’ defensive snaps
and more than 28% of their special teams snaps. His playing time
dipped late in the season, in part to the emergence of rookie
second-round pick Edgerrin Cooper.
McDuffie started eight games and made 86 tackles in 2023. His
first career start came in 2022.
The Packers still have one more pending free agent linebacker in
Eric Wilson, who started 12 games and had 72 tackles (seven for
loss), two sacks, a forced fumble and an interception last
season. Wilson, 30, played on just over half of the Packers’
defensive snaps and nearly three-quarters of their special teams
snaps last season.
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