Grading the signing: Packers revisit old roster solution by investing in a younger version of a player type they previously tried
Green Bay adds Skyy Moore on a one-year deal.
The Green Bay Packers have made their second addition of free agency. After cornerback Benjamin St-Juste, the team agreed to sign wide receiver Skyy Moore, who’s already played for the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers throughout his NFL career. The deal can only become official when the new league year starts on Wednesday.
What the Packers add in Skyy Moore
A former second-round pick by the Kansas City Chiefs, Moore was supposed to be a speedster receiver but has never established himself as a productive offensive player. Back in August, the 49ers acquired him for a late-round swap, and while he didn’t offer much on offense, Moore ended up being a valuable special teamer.
The fast player had 33 kick returns for 907 yards (27.5 per return) and 25 punt returns for 291 yards (11.6 per return), playing 31.95% of the 49ers’ special teams snaps in 2025. Outside of the pre-draft expectations about his game that Skyy Moore could never meet, he found a role to make an impact and prove himself as worthy of a roster spot in the NFL.
What the Packers need out of him
The Packers can certainly use some depth at wide receiver after losing Romeo Doubs to the New England Patriots in free agency, but that’s not why they signed Moore. It’s mostly what the Packers tried to do last year with Mecole Hardman, however a younger version of it.
Moore is a fine horizontal threat on offense, but his main value comes as a returner. Last season, Green Bay suffered without a true solid returner on the roster — Keisean Nixon left the duties after being a two-time All-Pro to play almost exclusively as a cornerback.
Throughout the season, players like Savion Williams, Bo Melton, Matthew Golden, and Doubs had returns, but having a full-time player for the role is certainly worth the roster spot.
This year, the Packers changed special teams coordinators after Rich Bisaccia decided to leave the franchise to work at Clemson. Head coach Matt LaFleur hired former Patriots special teams coordinator Cameron Achord.
It’s not a season-altering move, but it doesn’t hurt to invest more in an area that has given the Packers so many problems over the years.
Grade: B+
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