Packers' Isaiah McDuffie staying with team on 2-year, $8M deal: sources
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - DECEMBER 29: Isaiah McDuffie #58 of the Green Bay Packers during a game between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium on December 29, 2024 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Getty
GREEN BAY, Wis. - Green Bay linebacker Isaiah McDuffie has agreed to terms on a two-year, $8 million deal that will keep him with the Packers, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Isaiah McDuffie deal
What we know:
The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal hasn’t been announced. ESPN first reported that McDuffie and the Packers had agreed to terms.
McDuffie was due to become an unrestricted free agent if he hadn’t reached a deal with the Packers, who selected him out of Boston College in the sixth round of the 2021 draft.
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Stats
By the numbers:
McDuffie, 25, started all 17 games for the Packers this past season and ranked second on the team with a career-high 97 tackles. He also had three tackles for loss, three passes defensed and a forced fumble.
He also started the Packers' 22-10 NFC wild-card playoff loss at Philadelphia and had six tackles and half a sack in that game.
McDuffie played more than 64% of the Packers’ defensive snaps and more than 28% of their special teams snaps. His playing time dipped late in the season, in part due to the emergence of rookie second-round pick Edgerrin Cooper.
McDuffie started eight games and made 86 tackles in 2023. His first career start came in 2022.
Another pending free agent
What we know:
The Packers still have one more pending free agent linebacker in Eric Wilson, who started 12 games and had 72 tackles (seven for loss), two sacks, a forced fumble and an interception last season.
Wilson, 30, played on just over half of the Packers’ defensive snaps and nearly three-quarters of their special teams snaps last season.
The Source: The Associated Press contributed to this report.