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<\/p>\nGREEN BAY, Wis. \u2014 The Packers\u2019 defense will be looking to build on its improvement from last season. Defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley is striving for his group to be better in his second year on the job.<\/p>\n
Hafley thought the defense played hard and effectively last season, especially toward the end. Now he\u2019s looking for the next step.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have guys who have played in the system. We have some new pieces we need to add. We need to evolve. We can\u2019t just do the same thing: say, \u2018Here is the playbook. This is what we\u2019re running,\u2019” said Hafley. \u201cNo, we\u2019re a different team. It\u2019s a different year. Offenses are going to evolve. We have to evolve. I would say I would like us to be more consistent.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hafley said he is excited about the defensive talent the Packers drafted. He was specifically asked if the two edge rushers they drafted \u2014 fourth-rounder Barryn Sorrell and fifth-rounder Collin Oliver \u2014 could make an immediate impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope so,\u201d said Hafley. \u201cWe\u2019ll find out. As we get going in training camp and preseason, hopefully we can bring them along. Those are two guys we liked a lot in the process. I\u2019m very happy that we drafted them. I think it creates competition and we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cornerback Nate Hobbs, a free agent signing from the Raiders, will play right away. Packers assistant head coach Rich Bisaccia coached Hobbs with the Raiders.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just think he\u2019s a really talented football player,\u201d said Bisaccia. \u201cHe\u2019s a lot bigger than you think until you get up there and shake his hand. He can really run. He\u2019s a physical player. He\u2019s got great length, and he\u2019s played multiple positions. He\u2019s played in the slot, he\u2019s played outside. I just think we\u2019re getting a really good guy that loves football.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Texas defensive lineman Barryn Sorrell celebrates after being chosen by the Green Bay Packers with the 124th overall pick during the third day of the NFL football draft, Saturday, April 26, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo\/Jeff Roberson)<\/p>\n
\u201cI see Nate can play outside and he can play inside,\u201d said Hafley. \u201cSo, we\u2019re going to have him do both. He\u2019s had a lot of success inside. And I thought his tape outside was equally as good. He is competitive. He\u2019s tough. He is physical. He plays the game fast. You can tell he loves it. It just jumps off the tape.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hafley said linebacker Edgerrin Cooper has put on good weight and should be even stronger in his second season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2014 The Packers\u2019 defense will be looking to build on its improvement from last season.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2072],"tags":[1615,1613,15638,7,41,345,2514,2513,88,6,428,9,1004,991],"class_list":{"0":"post-48223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-green-bay-packers","8":"tag-app-sports","9":"tag-app-top-stories","10":"tag-dennis-krause","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-green-bay","13":"tag-green-bay-packers","14":"tag-greenbay","15":"tag-greenbaypackers","16":"tag-news","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-packers","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-top-stories","21":"tag-wisconsin"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}