Packers Draft Brandon Cisse for Secondary Depth

0:00It's April 25th. This is NFL News today, driven by AI following the league in real time. Packers GM, Brian Goudacunst, wasted no time fixing their cornerback issue, grabbing South Carolina's Brandon Sissy with the 52 overall pick-in. The second Ralph Friday. That was Green Bay's first selection this draft. The latest they've ever waited to make an opening move since joining the league. Sissy, a six-foot stand-out, wrapped up last season as South Carolina after two years at NC State, where he racked up 10 pass breakups and two picks across three college campaigns. Earlier this week, Goudacunst straight-up said corner was the spot needing the most bodies beyond Nixon and Valentine. The move comes after they shipped out their 2026 and 2027 first rounders to Dallas last summer for all pro-Mica Parsons. Parsons dominated with 12.5 sacks and 14 games before torn ACL, sidelined him for the rest of 2025. And likely the season opener, meanwhile, Green Bay's got the 84th pick in round 3, plus

1:03six more coming Saturday, including two each in the fifth and seventh. They're pushing for four straight playoffs after that nine win, eight loss, one tie campaign that ended with five straight Ls and a wild card exit to Chicago. This draft haul sets them up to rebuild that secondary depth and chase deeper runs, especially with Parsons healing on the horizon.