Last January, Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said he wanted to take a “long look” at his inside linebacker group. He responded by letting Blake Martinez go in free agency, signing veteran Christian Kirksey, drafting Kamal Martin and signing undrafted free agent Krys Barnes.
Now, Gutekunst wants better production from the position – and it’s possible the improvement could come from young players already on the roster.
“Yeah, I think have to have more productive play out of there,” Gutekunst said last month. “We had some injuries there early in the year.