The Green Bay Packers are adding a cornerback to their defensive backfield. Is it because they will be subtracting another soon?
Needing depth in the secondary, The Packers are signing former Las Vegas cornerback Nate Hobbs to a four-year deal. Hobbs has often played the nickel position while with the Raiders, but the Packers apparently are willing to move him outside and pair him with former Raiders teammate Keisean Nixon.
The signing also fuels speculation that Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander will play somewhere other than Green Bay next season.
Here’s more on Hobbs.
How old is Nate Hobbs?
Hobbs is 25.
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Where is Nate Hobbs from?
Hobbs is from Louisville, Kentucky. He graduated from Louisville Male High School.
Where did Nate Hobbs go to college?
Hobbs attended Illinois and was just a two-year recruit, but he led the Illini defense in snaps as a freshman and made the Big Ten all-freshman team. He started 35 of his 39 games at Illinois in his four years and was honorable mention all-Big Ten his junior season.
When was Nate Hobbs drafted?
Hobbs was drafted in the fifth round by the Las Vegas Raiders with the 167th pick pick in the 2021 NFL draft. He was the first cornerback from Illinois to be drafted since 2010, but four other Illinois defensive backs followed him in the 2022 and 2023 draft.
Has Nate Hobbs ever been injured?
In 2022, Hobbs was placed on injured reserve and missed six games with a broken hand. In 2023 and 2024, he missed four games with an injured ankle.
What are the terms of Nate Hobbs’ contract in Green Bay?
The new deal is for four years and can be worth $50 million, with $16 million of the deal guaranteed.
Other things to know about Nate Hobbs
Hobbs shared his personal battles with anxiety when speaking on a panel in partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) in Southern Nevada after the 2023 season.
“The fact that I’m able to sit in front of plethora of people and tell them about my emotions, that gives me strength,” Hobbs said. “I’m willing to put myself out there and still live life. My mom used to always tell me, ‘Sometimes you just have to do things scared.'”
