Safety Curtis Riley met with the Packers today, reports ESPN’s Field Yates (via Twitter). However, the free agent left Green Bay without a contract, and Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tweets that the two sides aren’t negotiating a deal.
The 26-year-old had a breakout campaign during his first season in New York. After appearing in 11 total games between 2016 and 2017, the defensive back ultimately started all 16 games last year. He ended up finishing the campaign with 75 tackles, five passes defended, and four interceptions. Despite his solid counting stats, Pro Football Focus only ranked him 79th among 93 eligible safeties.
Riley previously played cornerback, and he’s shown particular talent in coverage (while his tackling has earned the ire of some pundits). As Silverstein tweets, this is what the Packers traditionally look for in their “deep” safeties, but the team will apparently be searching elsewhere to fill that role.
The Packers have already added one safety this offseason in Adrian Amos. The team’s safety corps also includes Tramon Williams, Josh Jones, and Natrell Jamerson, among others.
Bring back HA Ha
He already signed with Bears
good! Well sorta good. Don’t want him back but would prefer him to be further away.
Clinton Dix can’t play because he won’t compete. Worrying he’s close in Chicago is like worrying about dryer lint.