Center Josh Myers weathered multiple injuries to start 16 games for the Packers in 2024, and he is hoping to run it back in 2025.
“I’d absolutely love to be here,” said Myers after the Packers’ season ended, per Jason Wilde of the Wisconsin State Journal. He is the team’s only full-time starter schedule to hit free agency this offseason and should have a strong market as a consistent starting center with a high floor. While he lacks the Pro Bowl pedigree of Erik McCoy and Tyler Biadasz, Myers should be able to earn an APY comparable to the contracts signed by Aaron Brewer and Andre James last offseason.
With just over $40MM in cap space, per OverTheCap, the Packers could afford such a $7-8MM per-year deal. However, the team already has three potential centers on their roster in Elgton Jenkins, Zach Tom, and Sean Rhyan, per The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman. That could lead Green Bay to move on from Myers, partially in an effort to get 2024 first-rounder Jordan Morgan in the starting lineup.
Jenkins and Rhyan are both guards, where Morgan played all of his rookie snaps after starting as a left tackle in his final two college seasons. If the Packers truly want to give Morgan a chance at a starting job in 2025, they are more likely to move Jenkins or Rhyan to center instead of Tom.
That would leave Myers, a 2021 second-round pick, looking for a new team this offseason. He may not be an elite center, but he offers reliable play at the position and allowed just one sack in 2024, per Pro Football Focus (subscription required). That should be enough to earn him another starting job in 2025, in Green Bay or elsewhere.
Hard. Pass.
They drafted this guy 1 ahead of Creed Humphrey and the cheifs insta-drafted him right after. What a giant mistake.
That isn’t just hindsight either. Humphrey was 30 slots ahead of Myers on Arif Hasan’s consensus big board from that year.
The packers massively over rated him and reached when they selected him. I was left scratching my head why they didn’t select Humphrey
I still lament not getting TJ Watt but that one is mildly understandable.
Anyone who had Myers over Creed that year was just wrong and here we are without a several time pro bowl, several time all pro center.
That’s gute for you….
No opinion one way of the other. Forget who they missed, is he good enough to be part of the Packers future?
Of course he would love to sign with the Packers. He would love to sign with anyone. Even if he is a back up the money is still good compared to most 9-5 jobs.
He’s the lowest rated starting center in the NFL according to PFF. First ballot HOF’er was picked immediately after him. This is on par with the Eagles taking Raegor before Justin Jefferson. We drafted Jacob Monk, a center last season and I would love to add Jake Majors (TEX) or Drew Kendall (BC) in the 5th-7th rounds. Kendall could also be UDFA.
Gutey has a terrible record with rounds 1-3 picks. Need to replace Stokes and Myers this offseason and had to replace Savage and Dillon last offseason. When your top 100 picks don’t get a 2nd contract (I know Dillon did but he shouldn’t have) you need to look at your process. GPG!!
You’ll forget all of Gutey’s draft misses from the past when he selects the 6th lowest graded available CB in the 1st round, followed by 6 consecutive TE’s and a long snapper (who will get cut, then he’ll bring back what’s his name (from last year)..again.
Yeah, Bucky Irving went 38 picks after Lloyd and didn’t have a fumbling issue in college. Payton Wilson was LB2 behind Cooper and took Hopper 91 and Wilson was starting for the Steelers at pick 98. Gutey said he gave Hopper a 2nd round grade and every place had him as a 5th or 6th round grade. Would have been nice to have picks 88 and 91 be contributors to the season. He nailed the Williams pick though. If Morgan, Lloyd and Hopper become contributors, it’ll end up being a great draft. Right now, just good because 3 of the picks appear to be good to great.