The Green Bay Packers are re-signing edge defender Brenton Cox Jr., who was set to become a restricted free agent, to a one-year deal worth $2.5 million. according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. He is the third restricted free agent the Packers have re-signed below the $3.5 million minimum for the first right of refusal.
Previously, Green Bay re-signed sixth offensive lineman Darian Kinnard, who signed a $2.75 million deal with up to $1 million in incentivesand running back Chris Brooks, who signed a two-year contract worth a total of $4.85 million. It was reported that the Packers also chose to decline the tender options of running back Emanuel Wilson and safety Zayne Anderson.
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The only restricted free agents we haven’t heard from yet are defensive end Arron Mosby, tight end Josh Whyle and tackle Jonathan Ford. Mosby and Whyle were both released from the practice squad during the season, while Ford was poached late in the year. Meanwhile, Kinnard, Brooks and Cox were on Green Bay’s 53-man roster, or injured list, through the 2025 campaign.
Cox’s return makes sense, since the Packers lost Rashan Gary and Kingsley Enagbare this offseason. With Micah Parsons, Lukas Van Ness, Barryn Sorrell, Collin Oliver and now Cox under contract for 2026, it will be interesting to see if Green Bay thinks it has room on the 53-man roster to add another notable body at the position, whether on the loss market or the draft market.
