After nine successful seasons in Green Bay, the Packers surprisingly released veteran wide receiver Jordy Nelson in March of 2018 much to the dismay of fans and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. He had over 500 receptions, 7800 receiving yards and 69 touchdowns in Green Bay but at age 33 there was no denying Nelson was not the same player.
This lead to Packers GM Brian Gutekunst asking Nelson to not only take a pay cut but accept a lesser role in the Packers offense too.
“I think the hurt part was, to be honest, was the unwillingness to try to make it work,” Nelson said in a radio interview with the Wilde & Tausch show.