Re-Signing Randall Cobb Highlights Top Offseason Priorities for Packers

February 3, 2015   ·   Zach Kruse   ·   Jump to comments

Young. Productive. Home grown. 
Randall Cobb fits all the criteria of a player the Green Bay Packers simply don't let get away. But after betting on himself in 2014 and hitting jackpot, the 24-year-old receiver won't be easy to retain—even as Green Bay's top priority this offseason. 
General manager Ted Thompson will face no task more important than re-signing Cobb to a deal that will keep him with the Packers long term. 
Thompson's second-round pick in 2011 certainly made the process more difficult on the Packers over the last 12 months. Cobb entered the last year of his rookie contract with much to gain and just as much to lose, but the gamble paid off. He caught 91 passes for nearly 1,300 yards and 12 touchdowns during the regular season, and then added 15 more catches for 178 yards and a score over two postseason games. 
He finished fifth in the NFL in total catches in 2014, including the playoffs:
A healthy Cobb proved to be one o...

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