GREEN BAY, WI — In a stunning sequence of events Tuesday, the Packers made two moves with sizable impacts on the offense. The Green Bay Packers are planning to make a huge splash on the free agent market by giving quarterback Aaron Rodgers a new pass-catching threat at the tight end position.

According to NFL reporter Adam Schefter, the Packers intend to sign tight end Jimmy Graham to a three-year contract. Terms of the deal have yet to be publicly announced. Graham spent the first five years of his career with the New Orleans Saints. With quarterback Drew Brees throwing passes to him, Graham established career highs of 1,300 receiving yards in 2011 and 16 touchdowns in 2013. His career numbers dropped off a bit when he spent the last three years with Russell Wilson as his quarterback in Seattle. Now Packer fans can only wait to see what all-world quarterback Aaron Rodgers will accomplish with a legitimate threat at the tight end position.



The Packers are also cutting ties with wide receiver Jordy Nelson. Per Bleacherreport.com: "Nelson's four-year contract for just under $40 million was well deserved. But now at the age of 32 and clearly on the decline, the Packers should pull the plug ... Cutting Nelson would conjure up $2.3 million in dreaded dead money, but would give the team $10 million in needed cap space." Breaking: The Packers intend to sign TE Jimmy Graham to a three-year deal, sources tell @AdamSchefter. pic.twitter.com/PL2J0M5iiA

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 13, 2018 Packers release Jordy Nelson, per @AdamSchefter pic.twitter.com/W42Fd7qvew

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 13, 2018 Packers Trade Randall For Kizer

Earlier this offseason, in his first major move as the General Manager of the Green Bay Packers, Brian Gutekunst shipped on-again, off-again cornerback Damarious Randall to the Cleveland Browns for starting quarterback DeShone Kizer. The teams also exchanged draft picks in the fourth and fifth rounds of the 2018 NFL draft, with the Packers moving up in each round.

MORE: @deshonekizer is heading to Green Bay https://t.co/BGpDOUb7Fl pic.twitter.com/gROs0IuQFS

— NFL (@NFL) March 9, 2018 The acquisition of Kizer could mean the end of backup quarterback Brett Hundley's time in Green Bay. After starter Aaron Rodgers went down with an injury in October against the Minnesota Vikings, Hundley notched three victories against seven losses in relief.

In a 31-28 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 26, Hundley went toe-to-toe with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger to complete 17 of 26 passes for 245 yards with 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. He also completed 35 of 46 pass attempts against the Browns on Dec. 10 for 265 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions.

While those may have been the bright spots, Hundley struggled with the likes of Detroit twice, Minnesota twice, Baltimore and New Orleans that for all practical purposes, played the Packers out of playoff contention in 2017. In Kizer, the Packers get a mixed bag of sorts, with some potential. The 6-foot-4, 233 pound signal-caller took his lumps in Cleveland, tossing 11 touchdowns against 22 interceptions for a down-and-out Browns team that failed to win a game in 2017.