If football had an endangered species list, fullbacks would be near the top. While many teams still carry a fullback on their roster, several don’t have one including the Colts, Cowboys, 49ers, Jaguars, Patriots, Rams and Seahawks.
In the last seven years of combine testing, 21 out of over 2,200 attendees, or less than 1 percent, were listed as fullbacks.
John Kuhn, however, has played a valuable role as the Green Bay Packers’ fullback for the past nine years. With Kuhn unsigned, Aaron Ripkowski is his heir apparent.
The two players have much in common and a few differences.