The Green Bay Packers secondary has become a major concern for the team after the release of Jaire Alexander.
Green Bay will take a good look at its cornerback corps this week at mandatory minicamps to see if it needs to pursue a capable veteran replacement or merely add depth to the bottom of the roster.
If former Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl champion Mecole Hardman is any litmus test for that question, the Packers may need to find some better answers.
During a Wednesday practice on June 11, Hardman, who signed a one-year deal with the Packers in March, connected with Jordan Love for a 70-plus-yard touchdown.
The Packers shared the play on social media. While there was some chatter about the positives for the offense, Hardman isn't the world-beater he once was with the Chiefs -- leading to an overwhelming reaction of concern for the defense.
.@MecoleHardman4 had the offense turnt after this 70+ yard TD pic.twitter.com/xjQxxoShTl
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) June 11, 2025
"We going to see alot of that on our defense if we don't get a pass rusher & corner," one fan replied on X (formerly Twitter).
"Yeah our CB room is cooked," a second fan wrote.
That secondary is going to be a serious issue," a third fan echoed. "Mecole looking like Jefferson out there hitting the griddy!"
" 'Offense turnt, DB burnt' is probably gonna be the theme this season," a fourth fan said.
The Packers are exploring all options at cornerback, including moving receiver Bo Melton to cornerback. It was an experiment at Tuesday's practice that may not stick, but it is an indicator that Green Bay is searching for answers at the position.
Nate Hobbs and Keisean Nixon are the Packers' projected top two corners, but both are primarily slot corners and lack experience as a boundary corner.
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