Report: 'Door isn't closed' on WR Romeo Doubs returning to Packers

According to intel gathered by ESPN's Jeremy Fowler at the Super Bowl, a return to Green Bay isn't completely off the table for soon-to-be free agent wide receiver Romeo Doubs.

"The door isn't closed on Doubs in Green Bay. I'm expecting both sides to at least have some dialogue and see if a return makes sense," Fowler wrote.

Doubs has made it clear during media appearances at the Super Bowl that he would prefer to stay in Green Bay. Whether or not the team can make the numbers work is another, far more complicated matter.

Doubs, a 2022 fourth-round pick, has an expiring rookie contract. Although he led the Packers in targets (85), receptions (55) and receiving yards (724) in 2025, the writing of his future appeared to be on the wall after Green Bay used a first-round pick on Matthew Golden and a third-round pick on Savion Williams and gave Christian Watson a contract extension last year.

With a tight salary cap and resources already heavily invested at wide receiver, Doubs might be a luxury the Packers cannot afford -- especially with the possibility of compensatory picks coming to Green Bay in 2027 if Doubs signs a big deal elsewhere.

It's possible the Packers and Doubs' representation will soon find out whether or not a new contract that makes sense for both sides (see: team friendly) is possible. Free agency begins in mid-March.

Although Doubs has never caught more than 60 passes or produced more than 800 receiving yards in a season, his floor is high -- with four straight seasons catching at least 40 passes and three straight seasons with at least 600 receiving yards. He also has 21 touchdown catches on just 320 targets, and he's averaged over 8.0 yards per target each of the last two seasons.

If Doubs does not return to Green Bay, he will be a coveted player on the open market.

Fowler pointed to the Las Vegas Raiders and Tennessee Titans as teams likely to be in the wide receiver market in free agency.

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