Isaiah McDuffie isn’t hiding what he wants next in Green Bay. The Packers linebacker, who signed an extension in July that keeps him with the team for at least two more seasons, says he wants to keep building with the only NFL team he’s known and eventually finish the job with a championship.
On a recent appearance on The Insiders with Ian Rapoport and Sara Walsh, McDuffie made it clear how he feels about the Packers and where he hopes this ride ends.
“I love Green Bay. They’ve been very good to me,” McDuffie said (h/t Bobby Kownack of NFL.com). “It’s a very special place, and at the end of the day I see myself wanting to stay there and hopefully win a Super Bowl with this team.”
McDuffie also pointed to the part of Green Bay’s profile that still has to change if the Packers are going to make a real Super Bowl push. In his view, the talent is there. The issue is closing.
“I think we’ve got everything we need,” McDuffie said. “At the end of the day, it’s just finishing. Getting late in the season, just finishing those games when we are up on guys, just putting the nail in the coffin.”
That message lines up with how the Packers finished the 2025 NFL regular season. Green Bay lost its final four games, including a Week 16 defeat against NFC North rival Chicago Bears. The Bears later won the division, while the Packers finished second in the group.
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