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3 wide receivers Packers can sign after Devin Funchess injury

By Russell S. Baxter

CINCINNATI, OHIO - NOVEMBER 29: Golden Tate #15 of the New York Giants on the field in the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 29, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OHIO - NOVEMBER 29: Golden Tate #15 of the New York Giants on the field in the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 29, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 27: Wide receiver Dez Bryant #88 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates a touchdown against the New York Giants during the fourth quarter at M&T Bank Stadium on December 27, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – DECEMBER 27: Wide receiver Dez Bryant #88 of the Baltimore Ravens celebrates a touchdown against the New York Giants during the fourth quarter at M&T Bank Stadium on December 27, 2020 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /

The defending NFC North champions may be looking for some additional depth for their wide receiving corps after losing a veteran for the season.

Last offseason, the Green Bay Packers opted to give one-time Carolina Panthers’ wideout Devin Funchess a chance. He had been injured as a member of the Colts in Week 1 of 2019 and spent the rest of the year on injured reserve.

Funchess then opted out of 2020. This summer with the Packers, he caught six passes for 70 yards in a preseason loss to Houston. He did not play last week with the Jets.

Now he’s landed on injured reserve and will miss another season. What are the Packers to do, if anything? Here are some veterans that are on the open market.

3. Dez Bryant

Think of the irony.

One of the most controversial plays in recent postseason history surrounded Cowboys’ wide receiver Dez Bryant’s reception/non-reception/reception late in the fourth quarter of Dallas’ eventual loss at Green Bay in the 2014 NFC divisional round. So now imagine him in a Packers’ uniform.

Bryant played in six regular-season contests with the Baltimore Ravens in 2020 and also appeared in each of their two playoff games. He failed to catch a pass in the postseason but did finish with six grabs for 47 yards and two scores in those aforementioned regular-season contests. And he’s easy to find via Twitter.

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