Green Bay has been a team that would rather cut a player too early than too late. We’ve seen it before with players like Charles Woodson, who still had some gas in the tank, back in 2013.
Oftentimes, when the Packers cut a player, they are done with them and don’t bring them back. You could call Ahman Green an exception, who left after the 2006 season and returned in 2009 for eight games when the Packers sorely needed help at running back.
With Brian Gutekunst in control, things may be a little different. He certainly hasn’t been afraid to spend money in free agency, something Ted Thompson wasn’t willing to do.