The Green Bay Packers lost right tackle Bryan Bulaga to an MCL sprain suffered in Thursday night’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks and while the team may not know how long Bulaga will be out for, they will need to fill the position in the meantime.
I mean, did you see how badly the Seahawks’ defensive line dominated that game? To help, the Packers may turn to former Seahawk Eric Winston (who briefly spent time with Seattle during preseason).
The #Packers may be considering free-agent T Eric Winston but there's nothing concrete there yet.
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) September 6, 2014
Once one of the top tackles in the league, Winston will be playing for four teams in three seasons if he signs with a new club. After six seasons with the Houston Texans, the former Miami Hurricane played a year with the Kansas City Chiefs, then the Arizona Cardinals before signing with Seattle this offseason.
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While it is possible Bulaga may not miss a single game, according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky, it may be in the Packers’ best interest to sign some insurance.
"Depending on its severity, Bulaga could return without missing a game. The Packers have more than a week before their next game, Sept. 14 against the New York Jets."
At 30 years old and clearly declining, Winston may not single handedly fix the Packers offensive line, but he figures to be an upgrade over former first-round pick Derek Sherrod, who allowed sacks on consecutive series, one of which led to a fumble and a safety.