The Most Important Packers: No. 29 — DE Barryn Sorrell
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- Sports Money The Most Important Packers: No. 29 — DE Barryn Sorrell By Rob Reischel,
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- Green Bay headed into the 2025 season with one of the NFL’s top rosters, then traded for star defensive end Micah Parsons 10 days before the year began.
Sports Money The Most Important Packers: No. 29 — DE Barryn Sorrell By Rob Reischel,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rob Reischel is a Wisconsin-based reporter who covers the NFL.Follow Author Jun 30, 2026, 08:21am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Summary After a deeply disappointing 2025 season, the Green Bay Packers are under pressure to rebound. Despite a top roster and acquiring Micah Parsons, they finished 9-8-1, famously blowing a 21-3 Wild Card lead to the Bears and ending with five straight losses. Coach Matt LaFleur, entering his eighth year without a Super Bowl, faces scrutiny. With free agency losses and no first-round pick, the team needs new impact players. Second-year defensive end Barryn Sorrell presents a significant opportunity. Having trained with Parsons, who is out until mid-October, Sorrell's strong Week 18 performance positions him to compete for a starting edge rusher spot, potentially providing a crucial boost for Green Bay's 2026 campaign.
Green Bay Packers defensive end Barryn Sorrell (99) tackles Minnesota Vikings running back Ty Chandler during the first half of a game on Jan. 4. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reservedThe Green Bay Packers were arguably the most disappointing team in football last year. And perhaps no one did less with more than Packers’ coach Matt LaFleur.