A day after we got news that the Green Bay Packers had released veteran running back James Starks, we get news that another veteran is gone. This time, a starter, in cornerback Sam Shields.
Or perhaps we should say a former starter. Shields played in just one game in 2016. He suffered the fifth concussion of his football career in week 1 and didn’t play for the Packers again during the 2016 season.
Like the Starks move, this one comes as no surprise to us.
Although Shields said he wants to keep playing, he’s still suffering symptoms from that concussion.