GREEN BAY - Tyler Lancaster knows the Green Bay Packers pay him to stop the run. That doesn’t mean the young defensive tackle is willing to settle.
Lancaster, who naturally plays most of his snaps on run downs, is built to fill gaps and consume blockers. His production has followed that in his first two seasons. Lancaster had no sacks as an undrafted rookie in 2018. He had a modest 1.5 sacks last season.
“I know my downfalls,” he said, “and I know what I’m good at and what I need to work on. Every offseason, when I talk to my trainers, I tell them, ‘Hey, I feel strong enough.