According to NFL insider Aaron Wilson, the Green Bay Packers signed their first-round pick Lukas Van Ness to his rookie contract on Tuesday. Van Ness, an outside linebacker, comes to Green Bay by way of Iowa — where Van Ness recorded 13 sacks and 19 tackles for loss over the past two seasons.
The 6’5”, 272-pound pass-rusher is expected to compete for a starting job opposite of returning starter Preston Smith, as Rashan Gary will likely begin his 2023 campaign on the physically unable to perform list after suffering an ACL that ended his 2022 season prematurely.