Baseball players. Basketball players. Former wide receivers. The Green Bay Packers’ cornerback group sure is a diverse one.
Beginning with Sam Shields in 2010, the Packers have taken chances on more than a few athletes with varying skillsets that fit their cornerback mold. Shields, who played wide receiver at the University of Miami for three years before transitioning to corner as a senior, was an overwhelming success story for Green Bay as an undrafted free agent. His blazing 4.3 speed and 39-inch vertical were measurables that couldn’t be taught, signs of explosiveness that would provide Shields with incredible recovery speed and the ability to break on underthrown balls with ease.