GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Clay Matthews wasn’t surprised the Green Bay Packers took cornerbacks in both the first and second rounds of last month’s NFL draft.
He was admittedly taken aback when round after round clicked past and general manager Brian Gutekunst didn’t add anyone to Matthews’ position group until his final selection, No. 248 overall, when he picked Kendall Donnerson of Southeast Missouri State.
While the depth was obvious at cornerback, where top draft picks Jaire Alexander and Josh Jackson gave defensive passing-game coordinator Joe Whitt the freedom to shuffle seemingly capable defensive backs in and out with regularity during last week’s open OTA practice, the session also revealed just how meager things look at outside linebacker.