The Packers closed preseason with a 20-7 win over the Seahawks at Lambeau, but the real game starts now. Matt LaFleur said he was “really proud of [the] guys,” yet even he knows pride doesn’t buy you roster spots. By Tuesday, every team in the league has to cut down to 53, and in Green Bay, that means LaFleur and GM Brian Gutekunst have just over 24 hours to play executioner.

Brian has been locked in conversations with LaFleur about how to shape a roster that can smash past the “wild-card ceiling” tag and reclaim the NFC North. It’s been 15 years since the Packers hoisted a Lombardi, and the hunger in Green Bay borders on desperation. That’s why they pulled the trigger on a trade for someone with Super Bowl shine. Darian Kinnard walks into the building. The guy with a $1

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