The Packers spent a second-round pick on Jackson during the 2018 draft, and as expected for a rookie, he took his lumps over the course of that first season.
In fact, after being on the field for 721 snaps during that 2018 season, he hasn’t even been close to that over the last two.
While Jackson taking a step forward would give this already stout secondary a boost, at this point in his football career, I think we know who he is at this point–hopefully, he proves me wrong.
We all know that the Green Bay Packers are cap-strapped and are still in need of creating additional space, as Brian Gutekunst alluded to before the draft.
If there’s a team out there that liked Jackson coming out of Iowa and believes that a change of scenery and their defensive scheme could turn him around, then Green Bay may be able to squeeze a late Day 3 pick out of all of this.
To play devil’s advocate, a team certainly could just wait and see if Jackson does get cut, but there is some risk involved with that approach.
On the flip side, if trying to salvage his career here in Green Bay is a lost cause, then Gutey should be on the phone, seeing if there is any interest out there.