NFC North Notes: Packers, Vikings, Floyd, Cobb

The Packers brought back cornerback Tramon Williams after he spent two seasons with the Browns and one with the Cardinals but his re-addition to the secondary doesn’t mean the Packers are closing the book on re-signing Davon House, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky (on Twitter).

House, 28, started 12 games at cornerback for the Packers last season. He spent the previous two years with the Jaguars after spending the first four years of his career with the Packers, who took him in the fourth round of the 2011 draft.

The Packers have a need at cornerback with Damarious Randall being traded to the Browns. Without House, the Packers would rely on the likes of Kevin King, Quinten Rollins and Josh Hawkins to work alongside Williams at cornerback.

Here’s more from the NFC North:

  • The Vikings have heavily contemplated moving Mike Remmers to right guard, with the anticipation that the team would take a player to fill in at right tackle with the No. 30 overall pick in the upcoming draft, according to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press (on Twitter). Tomasson also noted that Rashod Hill could be in the mix to take over at right tackle. The retirement of Joe Berger created a void on the Vikings’ offensive line. Remmers started 11 games at right tackle for the Vikings last season.
  • Sources also told Tomasson (on Twitter) that the Vikings won’t re-sign wide receiver and Minnesota native Michael Floyd. Last season, the former first-round pick of the Cardinals appeared in 12 games for the Vikings, making one start, and caught 10 passes for 78 yards. The 28-year-old was suspended the first four games of last season for violating the NFL’s Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.
  • The Packers hosted free-agent wide receiver Jordan Matthews for a visit Friday. In an online chat with fans, Aaron Nagler of Packers News said firmly that the addition of Matthews wouldn’t affect the roster status for fellow wide receiver Randall Cobb, who’s set to enter the final season of a four-year, $40MM deal. Nagler also said that sources told him Matthews was offered a little over $1MM for a one-year deal after visiting the Cardinals earlier this week.
  • On Thursday, we learned that the Bears and Lions were two of the 14 teams in attendance to scout Johnny Manziel at a pro day at the University of San Diego.
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