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Two former Packers make list of NFL’s best centers

Former Packers Corey Linsley and J.C. Tretter both made Touchdown Wire’s top NFL centers

Green Bay Packers rookie Josh Myers has big shoes to fill.

Two former centers for the Packers made Touchdown Wire’s list for the NFL’s best 11 centers. In fact, Corey Linsley and J.C. Tretter were both in the top three.

Linsley, a first-team All-Pro last season, left Green Bay after seven seasons for the Los Angeles Chargers in free agency. Tretter, who made 10 starts for the Packers during his rookie contract, signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2017 and has started the last 64 games for the franchise at center.

Tretter ranked second; Linsley third.

The success of Linsley and Tretter bodes well for Myers, the Packers’ second-round pick in 2021. So does the accomplishments of Elgton Jenkins, a college center and a second-round pick of the team in 2019. At the very least, the Packers have proven capable of finding quality center prospects through three draft process.

How long before Myers ends up on one of the NFL’s best centers lists?

There’s a good chance he’ll be a rookie starter at center in 2021, just like Linsley in 2014. Myers Will need time, but he played in big games at Ohio State, and playing along an experienced Packers offensive line with a well-respected young coach – Adam Stenavich – provides an opportunity for early success.

For now, two of the best at the center position are former Packers playing in the AFC.

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14 center prospects Packers could target to replace C Corey Linsley

A closer look at 14 prospects in the 2021 NFL draft capable of helping the Packers replace All-Pro center Corey Linsley.

The Green Bay Packers may not feel an urgent need to replace All-Pro center Corey Linsley with a draft pick, especially with potential internal replacements such as Lucas Patrick and Elgton Jenkins on the roster, but the 2021 draft sure looks like a good one for teams needing a center.

The draft class has appealing options for the Packers in the early, middle and late rounds.

Here’s a list of prospects the Packers could target to help replace Linsley at center:

Notre Dame football: who replaces Patterson at center?

Notre Dame received bad news on the injury front Monday as star center Jarrett Patterson is done for the year. So who will replace him?

Tough news for the Notre Dame football program came out early on Monday morning when news broke that standout center Jarrett Patterson was lost for the year after injuring his foot late in Saturday’s 45-31 win at Boston College.

Patterson’s play and importance can’t be understated as he started each of Notre Dame’s last 21 games dating back to the opener at Louisville in 2019.  Although individual stats aren’t simple to look at for offensive linemen like they are their defensive counterparts, Patterson been receiving praise from multiple outlets throughout the year.

So how does Notre Dame go about filling the hole left by Patterson’s injury?

Sophomore Zeke Correll (6-3, 295 lbs.) has been listed second at center on Notre Dame’s depth chart all season long but has played in just one game this season, the 52-0 win over South Florida, but did see action in four contests a year ago.

Correll was a four-star recruit in Notre Dame’s 2019 recruiting class out of Anderson High School in Cincinnati.

Another potential replacement could be senior Colin Grunhard (6-1, 290 lbs.) who has more game experience than Correll, as Grunhard has appeared in 11 games all-time at Notre Dame, including this season’s South Florida contest.

Grunhard is the son of former Notre Dame standout Tim who helped lead the Irish to the 1988 national championship before playing 11 seasons in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs.

It’s worth noting as well that senior Josh Lugg (6-7, 310 lbs.) took some reps at center back in spring of 2019 but it’d appear to be quite the upset to see take over the center position.

Notre Dame’s next three games come against North Carolina, Syracuse and Wake Forest, who rank nationally 59th, 70th and 94th respectively in terms of yards allowed per play.