The Green Bay Packers hosted a pair of cornerbacks for workouts, <a href="https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/1697735814774456627?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">according to KPRC’s Aaron Wilson</a>. <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/kalon-barnes-70842/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kalon Barnes</a> and <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/chris-steele-22518/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chris Steele</a> worked out with the team this week.



Barnes has bounced around multiple <a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/category/nfl/news/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NFL</a> practice squads since the Carolina Panthers selected him in the seventh round of the 2022 <a href="https://www.on3.com/nfl/draft/2023/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NFL Draft</a>. They waived him just before the 2022 season, and he also spent time with the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings practice squads over the last two years. A former <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/baylor-bears/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Baylor</a> cornerback, Barnes ran a 4.23-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine in 2022.



Steele, a former <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/usc-trojans/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">USC</a> star, hasn’t played an NFL game after going undrafted in 2022. He was part of the Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks practice squads last year.



The Packers are gearing up for a new era after trading <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/aaron-rodgers-729/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Aaron Rodgers</a> to the New York Jets over the offseason. That means it’s officially <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/jordan-love-65676/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jordan Love’s</a> team as he takes over as starting quarterback, and he put up decent numbers in the preseason. He completed 21 of 33 passes for 183 yards and three touchdowns as he prepares for his fourth season in the league.



While those numbers were solid, general manager Brian Gutekunst said there’s <a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/news/packers-gm-brian-gutekunst-reacts-to-jordan-loves-preseason/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">always room for improvement</a>.



“There’s things that not everybody sees but little mistakes that I think he’s going to really grow from,” Gutekunst said <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_YI_3ISKjw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">in his press conference</a>. “And then there’s things that maybe didn’t affect the play.”



<h2 id="h-the-packers-were-reportedly-interested-in-jonathan-taylor">The Packers were reportedly interested in Jonathan Taylor</h2>



When <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/jonathan-taylor-64946/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jonathan Taylor</a> requested a trade from the Indianapolis Colts, he generated plenty of interest. That included a mystery team, which was later revealed to be the Packers, <a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/news/green-bay-packers-were-in-talks-with-indianapolis-colts-had-legitimate-interest-in-jonathan-taylor/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">according to ESPN’s Stephen Holder</a>.



Gutekunst <a href="https://www.on3.com/pro/news/packers-gm-brian-gutekunst-addresses-green-bay-reported-interest-in-jonathan-taylor/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">received questions about his team’s interest</a> in the star running back and, while he can’t specifically comment on specific players, he made it clear he looks for any chance to make his team better.



“Well, let’s get the checklist out,” Gutekunst said, via <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/brian-gutekunst-on-jonathan-taylor-were-not-doing-our-jobs-if-we-dont-investigate-listen" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pro Football Talk</a>. “First of all, I can’t talk about players on other teams. We try to be in every conversation. So, you know, anytime we have good players available to us, we’d like to make the Green Bay Packers better and we’ll look at those opportunities. So, that’s about what I’ve got to say about that.”



Still, Gutekunst has confidence in his running back room, calling it the “strength of our football team.”



“We have conversations about players throughout the National Football League — players on our team, on other teams — all the time,” Gutekunst said. “People ask about our guys all the time. That’s just part of it. I can’t be running to worry about what our players think every time somebody calls and asks us because it might get out into the media. I’m not really too concerned with that.



“We have a great running back room. We’re really excited about it. I think they’re the strength of our football team. But, again, we have a lot of conversations. If people perceive it’s one thing or another, I can’t control that.”



On3’s <a href="https://www.on3.com/user/nickgeddes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nick Geddes</a> contributed to this report.

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