Sam Barrington must fend off rookie Blake Martinez for the right to start next to Jake Ryan.
Since Desmond Bishop tore his hamstring during the 2012 preseason, the Green Bay Packers have lacked a dominant full-time presence at the inside linebacker position. Clay Matthews certainly provided some juice to the position during his season and change playing inside, but the team plans to return the All-Pro to his natural place on the edge, leaving a void for another linebacker to fill. Perhaps that player doesn't reside on Green Bay's roster at the moment, though the current collection of off-ball linebackers offers as much promise as any the Packers have assembled in some time.