Over the last few years, the Packers have done well to find quality wide receivers in the NFL draft, guys who have obvious talent and have flashed it at various times with quarterback Jordan Love. They haven’t been able, though, to pick and develop a true star receiver, the kind of player they’ve seemed to have going back to Antonio Freeman, through Donald Driver and Greg Jennings, to Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams.
In fact, the Packers have not had a 1,000-yard receiver since Adams departed in 2021.
The closest thing they might have to a star at the position, at least with Jayden Reed sidelined because of a broken collarbone, has been Romeo Doubs, who is Love’s most reliable option at the position. That’s not saying much–Doubs averages 3.9 receptions and 49.6 yards per game, and rates a Pro Football Focus grade of 68.9, which is 49th out of 127 graded receivers.
Packers Talked Romeo Doubs Contract Extension
But the big thing about Doubs is that he is a looming free agent. The Packers had discussed a contract extension with him, according to reports last month, but nothing got done, and at this point, it would probably serve Doubs better to test the open market. He is only 25, after all, and good receivers are hard to find around the league.
Doubs, in fact, is listed as the No. 20 upcoming free agent on ESPN’s current rankings.
Site insider Jeremy Fowler writes that the Packers may have missed the window to lock up Doubs on an extension: “Green Bay could bring him back, but that might be a challenge this close to free agency. He has played his way out of a bargain deal, serving as Green Bay’s No. 1 receiver throughout the first 10 weeks. Though teams don’t consider Doubs the type of field stretcher who must be double-teamed consistently, he gets open, he’s tough and he’s sure-handed.”
Romeo Doubs to Get $51 Million?
It’s not hard to imagine the Packers, with Reed coming back, with Christian Watson having been re-signed for 2026, and with Matthew Golden coming on as the team’s 2025 first-round draft pick, moving on from Doubs. And it’s possible that Doubs will have his eye on greener pastures–remember, he took a week off to protest his role last season, and probably could thrive in a better-defined situation.
As always, price is what matters, in the end. At Spotrac, Doubs is projected to warrant a contract that runs $12.8 million per year, or four years and $51 million.
Packers Might Well Say Good Bye
And that will be the question. A contract for Doubs that runs less than $13 million per year is a good value, especially as the NFL’s salary cap is on the rise. The Packers should be comfortable paying him something in that neighborhood.
But Doubs probably will be seeking more. If that’s the case, and if there is a team willing to give it to him, the Packers will probably let him walk.
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