Packers Regret Letting Hyde Go

0:00It's April 8th. Welcome in. This is NFL News Today, where the league meets AI, I'm Cory with the story. John Eric Sullivan, former Packers exec and now Dolphins GM, still kicks himself for letting Micahide walk in free agency back in March of 2017. He calls it one of the biggest mistakes in his 22 years in the league, saying the whole organization blew it by not keeping this versatile, safety. In Kevin Quarks, this is football podcast, Sullivan laid it out straight, no one involved would argue. They should have held on to Hyde. The guy could play safety, slot corner, and even return punts, making him a real Swiss Army knife on defense. Hyde shone in Green Bay from his fifth round draft spot in 2013 through 2016, grabbing eight picks over 63 games and scoring three punt return touchdowns. But the regret hit hard when he signed a five year, $30 million deal with Buffalo and turned into an all pro beast.

1:00There, over 95 games, he snagged 16 more interceptions, earned all pro nods in 2017 and 2021, and became the. Difference maker, the Packers missed out on as their draft and developed guy under Ted Thompson. Hyde wrapped up 11 NFL seasons, seven with the bills, retiring after 2024, leaving that final Packers pun return touchdown from 2014 as a lingering what if.