Packers Sign Bashaud Breeland To Fix Depleted Secondary

The Green Bay Packers have signed veteran cornerback Bashaud Breeland as the injuries pile up in their secondary, according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. Demovsky added that cornerback Davon House was placed on the IR, allowing room for the Packers to sign the 26-year-old Breeland, who somehow remained unsigned throughout the offseason.

The Green Bay Packers have signed veteran cornerback Bashaud Breeland as the injuries pile up in their secondary, according to Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com.

Demovsky added that cornerback Davon House was placed on the IR, allowing room for the Packers to sign the 26-year-old Breeland, who somehow remained unsigned throughout the offseason.

After a breakout season with the Washington Redskins in 2016, Breeland signed a three-year, $24 million contract with the Carolina Panthers in March. However, Breeland failed a physical and thus nullified the contract, and nobody signed him until the Packers came calling after Week 3.

Adding Breeland is a nice pickup for a Packers defense that lost defensive lineman (ankle injury), for the rest of 2018. Green Bay simply needed another defensive playmaker to fix their struggling unit, and Breeland should work nicely in Mike Pettine's system.

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Breeland racked up 50 combined tackles, 19 passes defended and one interception in 2017. He has eight career picks and 60 passes defended, and Breeland promises to fix a Packer defense that has been absymal through three weeks.

Per ESPN.com, the Packers rank 21st against the pass (262 passing yards allowed per game), and 23rd in scoring (27.7 points per game). The secondary had a woeful fourth quarter meltdown in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings, which ended up in a 29-29 tie. Green Bay also got little production from the unit in their Week 3 loss to the Washington Redskins.

Breeland joins a group led by Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Jaire Alexander and Josh Jackson. The young talent and speed is there, but the Packers have yet to put it all together thus far. With quarterback Aaron Rodgers playing through a knee injury, the defense simply has to start doing its job if the Packers are to return to championship contention.

Signing Breeland on a cheap deal could end up being a major game-changer for the Packers. It's a win-win for both sides, as Green Bay gets much-needed help and Breeland finally gets a well-deserved starting job.

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