Free agent cornerback Nate Hobbs is signing a four-year, $48 million deal with the Green Bay Packers, his agent Gregg Linton told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
With the Packers' move for Hobbs, they are expected to move on from cornerback Jaire Alexander, either via trade or release, and aren't expected to bring back cornerback Eric Stokes. But unlike Alexander and Stokes, who played almost exclusively on the outside, the former Las Vegas Raiders corner has played mostly in the slot.
If the Packers use Hobbs in the same way, then it frees up Keisean Nixon to remain on the outside, where he said he would prefer to play.