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Mychal Kendricks

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Second, imagine the scenario if Kendricks does come to Green Bay for one season, then leaves in free agency. Based on the caliber of player that he is (and assuming he would perform reasonably well in Green Bay), he should get a fairly lucrative deal elsewhere during the 2016 offseason. That would then bring back a compensatory pick for the Packers in 2017; if he does excel in 2015, there's a chance that the Packers could get back a selection in the same round as what they forfeited in the first place. Finally, examine the rookie linebackers who are expected to be available in the middle rounds of the draft. Players like Ben Heeney, Ramik Wilson, or Hayes Pullard might be intriguing prospects, but they're of course no sure things - if they were, they would be gone on day one or day two of the draft.