Brian Gutekunst on Reggie White comparisons: Micah's his own man, going to forge his own path

In the 1993 offseason, the Packers signed star edge rusher Reggie White to a four-year, $17 million contract. It changed the fortunes of the franchise.

The Packers won the Super Bowl in 1996.

In his six seasons with the Packers, White never had fewer than eight sacks and averaged 11.

The Packers’ trade for star edge rusher Micah Parsons has drawn comparisons, but White was 32 when he arrived in Green Bay. Parsons is 26.

General Manager Brian Gutekunst didn’t arrive in Green Bay until 1999, the year after White retired, but he was asked about the parallels between the team’s acquisitions of generational pass rushers three decades apart.

“I don’t think there’s really any parallels at all,” Gutekunst said Friday, via video from the team. “Again, I wasn’t here, so it’s hard for me really