The Green Bay Packers have questions at a number of positions in their lineup, but players who line up over the football on both sides of the line may be the biggest focus area this offseason. Nose tackle needs a long-term solution, and with the Packers all but assuredly releasing Elgton Jenkins, center is right there on the hierarchy of needs.
Thankfully for the Packers, there are a few more players hitting the free agent market who have extensive experience manning the pivot on the offensive line. While Sean Rhyan could still be an internal candidate if the team elects to re-sign him, Lloyd Cushenberry and Wisconsin native Tyler Biadasz are now on the list of available players, and it would not cost the Packers a compensatory draft pick in 2027 to sign either one.
Beyond the local connection, Biadasz is the more impressive name of the two. He made the Pro Bowl with the Dallas Cowboys in 2021, and he will be released with one year left on his 3-year, $30 million contract with the Washington Commanders. He has missed just five games in the last five seasons and will be 28 years old until November, so there could well be value there.
Would the Packers rather bring in a player like that — and one whose hometown is just over an hour from Lambeau Field — rather than bring back Rhyan? Time will tell. But what’s certain is that there are suddenly more center options than expected this offseason.
