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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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LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS – JULY 29: Justin Hardy #6 of the Chicago Bears stands on the field during training camp at Halas Hall on July 29, 2021 in Lake Forest, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images)
LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS – JULY 29: Justin Hardy #6 of the Chicago Bears stands on the field during training camp at Halas Hall on July 29, 2021 in Lake Forest, Illinois. (Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) /

2. Justin Hardy

He was a fourth-round pick by the Atlanta Falcons in 2015 and spent the first five years of his career with that franchise. Justin Hardy played in only nine games as a rookie but didn’t miss a contest the following four seasons. During his stay with the club, he finished with 95 catches for 946 yards and nine scores.

The former East Carolina product joined the Chicago Bears in late July (via Spotrac) via a one-year, $990,000 deal. This after not playing in 2020. But his stint with the club was shot-lived and he was recently released (see Josh Alper of Pro Football Talk). He could be a solid addition.

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1. Golden Tate

His first season in the NFL coincides with the Green Bay Packers’ last Super Bowl appearance. Back in 2010, the Seattle Seahawks used a second-round pick on Notre Dame wideout Golden Tate. He caught just 21 passes in 11 games for the team and didn’t score a touchdown.

Tate was a member of Pete Carroll’s Super Bowl XLVIII champions in 2013. He caught at least 90 passes in each of his four seasons with the Lions. He was eventually dealt to the Eagles but spent the last two years with the New York Giants.

Tate’s career resume reads 695 catches for 8,278 yards and 46 scores. That’s not including 11 playoff games with Seattle, Detroit and Philadelphia. That’s an additional 35 receptions for 382 yards and three touchdowns.

He’s spent his entire career in the same conference. So why not a fifth NFC employer?

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