Packers Winners, Losers After Day 2 of NFL Free Agency

Two days of NFL free agency are in the books, and things should get more interesting when teams officially release veteran players to get in compliance with the salary cap for the start of the league-year at 3 p.m. on Wednesday.

After agreeing to contracts with cornerback Benjamin St-Juste and receiver Skyy Moore on Tuesday, here are the Green Bay Packers’ winners and losers.

Winner: Cam Achord

When Cam Achord was looking into Green Bay’s special teams before interviewing with coach Matt LaFleur and, ultimately, accepting the job, he probably liked what he saw.

While he had a bad playoff game, Brandon McManus is a solid kicker. Punter Daniel Whelan emerged as one of the best in the league. Matt Orzech is a reliable long snapper. The coverage units were strong.

But the return game was terrible. Worst-in-the-league terrible.

Not anymore.

The Packers agreed to terms with receiver Skyy Moore on Tuesday. He’s one of only three players who ranked in the top 10 in kickoff-return average and punt-return average.

A quarterback is the rising tide that lifts all boats on offense. In a way, the same is true about a kick returner.

“When I (played) in Tampa, we had a guy, Karl ‘The Truth’ Williams, and Karl took a number of punt returns to the house,” 49ers general manager John Lynch told San Francisco radio station KNBR last season. “Everyone blocks a little harder when they have a guy back there who they think could go on any given return. And I think that’s what we’re seeing right now.”

Perhaps because of his injured foot, rookie receiver Savion Williams was too slow to get through any lanes provided by the blockers. To say Romeo Doubs returned punts would be inaccurate. Rather, he caught punts.

Moore has the ability to give the Packers a first down’s worth of field position. That’s big.

And a big win for the new coordinator.

As an added bonus, his contract is under the compensatory-picks threshold, so there will be no impact on picks awarded for the team’s losses of Malik Willis, Romeo Doubs and Quay Walker.

Winner: Benjamin St-Juste

Benjamin St-Juste wasn’t happy with the trajectory of his career. With the Commanders in 2023, he finished fourth in the NFL with 17 passes defensed. In 2024, he had only seven. In 2025, he was forced to settle for a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Chargers.

“I feel like I was making some good strides over the years. Last year was tough,” St-Juste said after signing with Los Angeles.

St-Juste took advantage. While he started only two games and was limited to about 35 percent playing time, he finished 10th in completion percentage allowed out of the 101 cornerbacks who played his number of snaps, according to Pro Football Focus. According to league data, the Chargers’ pass defense was 1.43 yards per snap better when he was on the field. He has elite size and is an excellent tackler.

The Packers gave him a two-year, $10 million contract. He will be given every opportunity to start.

Winner: Brian Gutekunst

It’s not surprising that Romeo Doubs got paid in free agency. It is a surprise he got paid.