Eddie Lacy will become a free agent in March is the Green Bay Packers don't offer him a contract. But even if the Packers do give Lacy a new deal, his contract won't be a big one because of the recent ankle injury and his history with weight issues.

In fact, according to Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Packers coach Mike McCarthy fined Lacy for not making weight over the last couple of seasons. It's it not known how much the fines were or how often the fines occurred.

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Before Lacy went down with his ankle injury in Week 6, he was averaging 5.1 yards per carry. And while Lacy was running hard, he was not as explosive as he was when he entered the NFL in 2013. If Lacy does re-sign with the Packers, he will likely get a one-year deal worth $2 million.

Dougherty writes that Lacy was able to lose a good amount of weight during the offseason last year. But as the 2016 progressed, Lacy put the weight back on, and when he talked to the media in January, Lacy may had added a few more pounds.

The Packers moved Ty Montgomery from receiver to running back when Lacy was shelved for the rest of the year and Montgomery will play running back in 2017. And with James Starks being cut by the Packers last week, it looks like the Packers will give Lacy an opportunity to prove his worth.

That said, expect the Packers to draft a running back in the mid-late rounds. The Packers need to put pressure on Lacy to have a huge 2017 season and drafting a younger running back could give him motivation to be all-in with losing weight.

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