GREEN BAY, Wis. -- In one trade, the
Green Bay Packers made two intentions clear:
Brett Hundley won't be handed the backup quarterback job again, and they're serious about overhauling their defense.
In his first major move as general manager, Brian Gutekunst sent cornerback
Damarious Randall to the
Cleveland Browns in exchange for quarterback
DeShone Kizer in a
trade consummated Friday. The teams also swapped picks in the fourth and fifth rounds, meaning the Packers moved to the top of those rounds.
The Packers were interested in DeShone Kizer during last year's draft; he finished the season leading the league in interceptions, at 22. AP Photo/Keith Srakocic
Clearly, the Packers weren't satisfied with the way Hundley performed last season after
Aaron Rodgers broke his collarbone. Although Hundley kept the Packers alive in the playoffs until Rodgers returned in Week 15, he did so just barely. He went 3-6 as a starter (including two losses after Rodgers went back on injured reserve following his one-week return), but two of those wins came over bottom-tier teams (Cleveland and Tampa Bay) -- and both in overtime.