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The\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0trimmed the fat in the wide receiver room heading into next season, but still had space for a veteran player on a value deal ahead of the\u00a0NFL\u00a0draft.<\/p>\n

Adam Schefter of ESPN reported on Monday, April 20 that wideout\u00a0Bo Melton\u00a0is back in Green Bay for the 2026 campaign after inking his one-year contract tender worth just shy of\u00a0$1.15 million.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNFC North updates: \ud83c\udfc8\u00a0Vikings\u00a0restricted free agent LB Ivan Pace signed his tender today, per his agents Drew Rosenhaus and Kyle Lincoln,\u201d\u00a0Schefter wrote. \u201c\ud83c\udfc8 [Green Bay]\u00a0Packers exclusive rights free agent WR Bo Melton also signed his tender today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bo Melton Back as Reserve in Somewhat New-Look Packers\u2019 Wide Receiver Room<\/h2>\n
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Melton is a second-string receiver alongside 2025 third-round pick\u00a0Savion Williams\u00a0and veteran journeyman\u00a0Skyy Moore, who is now with his third team in five seasons (Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers).<\/p>\n

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Green Bay\u2019s starting WRs\u00a0are\u00a0Christian Watson,\u00a0Jayden Reed\u00a0and 2025 first-round pick\u00a0Matthew Golden, after\u00a0Romeo Doubs\u00a0left in free agency for\u00a0$68 million\u00a0over four years from the\u00a0New England Patriots.<\/p>\n

The Packers also traded\u00a0Dontayvion Wicks\u00a0to the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0last week in return for a fifth-round draft pick this year and a sixth-rounder in 2027.<\/p>\n

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Melton, a seventh-round pick out of Rutgers in 2022 who will play the upcoming campaign at age 27, has appeared in 38 games for the Packers and made two starts across his three-year professional career.<\/p>\n

Melton has seen a total of 486 offensive snaps and 339 special teams snaps in Green Bay. He has tallied 28 receptions for\u00a0416 yards and two touchdowns\u00a0as a receiver. Melton also served as a kick returner in 2025, bringing back 19 kickoffs for 467 total yards (24.6 yards per return).<\/p>\n

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Packers Still Face Question of QB2 Behind Starter Jordan Love<\/h2>\n
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Green Bay\u2019s group of pass-catchers appears pretty well set, especially with tight end\u00a0Tucker Kraft\u00a0on schedule to return in time for Week 1 after an ACL tear derailed what may have otherwise been a Pro Bowl campaign for him in 2025.<\/p>\n

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Arguably the biggest question facing the Packers\u2019 offense \u2014 save from how they will improve the offensive line both in terms of top-end starting talent and depth, particularly considering the team has no first-round pick in this week\u2019s draft \u2014 is who will serve as backup quarterback behind starter\u00a0Jordan Love?<\/p>\n

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Malik Willis\u00a0filled that role for the past two seasons, but he left for a three-year contract from the\u00a0Dolphins\u00a0in free agency, joining two other Packers defectors in new Miami GM Jon-Eric Sullivan and head coach Jeff Hafley.<\/p>\n

Willis appeared in 11 games\u00a0for Green Bay over two seasons, starting three of those. His talent, both natural and in the context of the offense, proved critical at multiple junctures for the Packers, which is why the question of his replacement looms so significantly.<\/p>\n

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Green Bay has quarterback\u00a0Desmond Ridder\u00a0on the roster, but could also be potential trade suitors for\u00a0Anthony Richardson\u00a0of the\u00a0Indianapolis Colts\u00a0or\u00a0Will Levis\u00a0of the Tennessee Titans in the coming days\/weeks.<\/p>\n

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