Packers Experimenting With Bo Melton At Cornerback

Packers Experimenting With Bo Melton At Cornerback

Move aside, Travis Hunter… we have another two-way star emerging? The Packers seem eager to develop their own version of Hunter, even if it’s the poor man’s version of him. This offseason, Green Bay has been experimenting with moving Bo Melton to cornerback, in addition to also playing wide receiver.

Melton, 26, has played two years at the NFL level. All of which has come at wide receiver. Given that Green Bay drafted Matthew Golden and Savion Williams… plus also having Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks, Malik Heath, and Jayden Reed also on the roster… this might be the best way to keep Melton on the roster.

“He was like, ‘You ever play cornerback?'” Melton recalled after Wednesday’s minicamp practice, his second as a two-way player. “That’s when it first got in my mind. And then after that I forgot, and now it came back. And everybody was hinting at it.

“When you’re out there playing special teams and on punt you’re on the corner side and you’re out there doing crazy stuff, strapping people, they like, ‘Yeah, you could play some DB.’ So the situation we’re in now, it was like, ‘Let’s see if he can really do it.’ I don’t care, let’s do it.”

“Travis is a different athlete, as everybody knows,” Melton said. “He’s a Heisman Trophy winner, won a lot of awards. I’m not going to compare myself to somebody that’s done that. But what I will say is I like to run for days.

“I’m very versatile. Some things I like doing at receiver can make me be open for wideout. Some things at corner that I’ve done that have shown this team, these coaches, that [I] probably could work at corner. It’s just something they want to look at. I don’t have a problem with it as long as everything’s right.”

I’m Confused… Is Max Melton Fast Or Slow?

Let’s also not forget that Green Bay cut Jaire Alexander. Kalen King and Micah Robinson are also dealing with injuries right now. Nate Hobbs, Carrington Valentine, and Keisean Nixon are really the only semi trustworthy guys the team has right now.

Here’s the kicker. Melton’s brother, Max, plays cornerback for the Cardinals after being selected in the second round out of Rutgers a year ago. You would think maybe there’s a background there that Bo can lean on… Except his brother was just as shocked by the move as everyone else.

“What the f—?”

“I had to tell him, ‘Look, man, I can’t tell you everything. But yeah, I’m going to try it out and see how it is,'” Bo added.

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