The Packers have been busy locking up their own, and the extension wave does not appear to be slowing down anytime soon.
At this point, the biggest name still sitting in a contract year for 2026 is tight end Tucker Kraft, and the expectation is that he’ll land a major deal before long. That idea picked up more steam after defensive lineman Devonte Wyatt signed, when NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Green Bay wants to get a deal done with Kraft before the regular season starts.
So the real question isn’t whether Kraft is next. It’s how many more Packers are likely to join him.
Right now, there are only five players on the roster who fit the bill: they’re headed into contract years as unrestricted free agents and did not already sign a one-year deal with the team this offseason. Those are the names still worth watching as the Packers sort through their future extension plans.
Kraft, though, feels like the easy one. He has what amounts to a 100 percent approval rating with Packers fans, and the sense around him is that a long-term agreement is only a matter of time.
As for the rest of the group, the path looks less certain. The view here is that Green Bay probably won’t hand out more extensions in 2026 unless Karl Brooks and/or Carrington Valentine win starting jobs in training camp.
If that happens, the conversation changes. If not, Kraft may end up being the headline deal in this next round of business.
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