Green Bay Reporter

The Green Bay Packers stand as a team seeking to remake themselves while remaining the same.

Even with back-to-back MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers returning to the fold after inking a four-year, $200 million extension, Coach Matt LaFleur and company are left wondering where things go from here.

By far, the biggest question being posed for the defending NFC Central champion Packers is what to do to account for the production lost by the departure of All-Pro receiver Devante Adams, who signed with the Las Vegas Raiders as a free agent.

As part of the solution, Rodgers is happy to still have veteran wideout and close pal Randall Cobb a part of the mix, a Tuesday report by Fansided.com said. The Packers reacquired the 31-year-old Cobb in 2021, and over 12 games he finished the season with 28 catches for 375 yards and five touchdowns.

More recently, Cobb tweeted an inspirational video highlighting his return to Green Bay, which prompted Rodgers to respond by Twitter this week, "All the feels in this."

Going forward, the Packers are expected to seek to overcome the loss of Adams by potentially adding as many as three receivers via the upcoming NFL Draft.

"I think the Packers come out of this draft with a minimum of two receivers, and maybe three," ESPN senior draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said recently on Get Up, quoted in a Monday ESPN.com release. "It's one of the strongest positions in the draft and fits well with what the Packers need. It's a good year to need a receiver, because of all the goods out there."

Some of the names bandied about thus far include Arkansas's Treylon Burks and Penn State's Jahan Dotson.  

Even with Rodgers back, the Packers also made it a point to keep young gun Jordan Love in the mix as his backup, despite Love having thrown only 62 passes over his first three seasons in the league, a recent Sports Illustrated report said.

Packers President Mark Murphy said it's all part of the team's plan in the here and now and going forward.

"We think he can be a good player, but we haven't seen enough," Murphy said in an interview with Tom Grossi, quoted in the report. "So I think this preseason will be good for him."