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Zach Kruse

What do Packers still need after first wave of free agency?

Free agency isn’t over – in fact, it’s only just beginning – but the Green Bay Packers have already executed the vast majority of the moves they’ll make during the start of the new league year. After clearing roughly $75 million off the cap, the Packers were able to get under the cap and still keep most of the roster intact.

Za’Darius Smith and Billy Turner are gone, and a handful of free agents have departed, but the biggest pieces of the roster remain.

General manager Brian Gutekunst likes to say roster-building is a 365-day-a-year job, and there’s still plenty of work to be done before his 90-man roster is set.

Overall, the roster is in good shape. But here’s where the Packers still need help in terms of building out the rest of the team.

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