New Texans GM Nick Caserio continues to wheel and deal. Houston has agreed to a trade to acquire cornerback Ka’dar Hollman from the Packers, a source told veteran NFL reporter Aaron Wilson (Twitter link). The Texans will send back a 2022 seventh-round pick via the Bears for Hollman, Field Yates of ESPN.com tweets.
Caserio has made several trades recently, and this isn’t even his first one with Green Bay. The two teams recently worked out a deal for receiver Randall Cobb, at the behest of Aaron Rodgers. Caserio just traded corner Keion Crossen to the Giants last week, so Hollman can essentially be seen as a replacement in the secondary.
The Packers drafted Hollman in the sixth-round out of Toledo in 2019. He barely saw the field as a rookie, but took on a real role this past season. He appeared in 14 games for Green Bay, and even started one.
Hollman ended up playing a bit over 10 percent of the defensive snaps, finishing with 10 tackles and three passes defended. He was also a contributor on special teams, and is a bit on the older side for a third-year pro as he’ll turn 27 next month. Caserio is certainly being aggressive if nothing else as he continues to completely remake Houston’s roster.
So we traded a late 6th pick for an early 7th….
A 6th, from 2019, who obviously wasn’t going to play much (if he made the roster), for a future lottery ticket.
Clears a roster spot for that 5th TE/H-back or 7th WR..since the position is suddenly bursting with playmakers.
Got 2 years out of that 6th too.
We? Come on dude…..we?
More trades! There is no reason not to use those 6th and 7th round picks to build some depth.
Exactly. And the Packers are playing offense with their roster during a time of year when the front office usually just sits there patting themselves on the back