The Packers need Kenny Clark to be great in 2017, and it can all be traced back to B.J. Raji.
So what does Clark have to do with Raji? Well, Raji took a mysterious leave of absence from football on March 14, 2016. “I cannot rule out a return to the NFL in the future, but I will definitely not be playing during the 2016 season,” Raji said in his statement to the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
A position that seemed to be shored up by a trusty veteran was all-of-a-sudden bare and general manager Ted Thompson didn’t have much choice but to draft for need when the Packers’ pick came up at 27.