Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb was a second-round pick (64th overall selection) in the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football with the Kentucky Wildcats. Cobb throughout his NFL career played with the Packers from 2011-2018.
He then played for the Dallas Cowboys in 2019 and the Houston Texans in 2020. Cobb returned to the Packers for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, but he decided to join Aaron Rodgers with the New York Jets in 2023.
A season ago with the Jets, he played in 11 games but saw minimal action. Cobb caught five passes for 39 yards receiving and one touchdown. He averaged 7.8 yards per reception and was targeted 17 times.
Throughout his NFL career, Cobb played in 166 total games and caught 630 passes for 7,624 yards receiving and 54 touchdowns. He averaged 12.1 yards per reception and has also been targeted 909 times.
Sayre Bedinger of Lombardiavenue.com Thinks That Randall Cobb Is One of Three Former Green Bay Packers Who Might Be Done In the NFL In 2024
At the moment, Randall Cobb is a free agent and has not been signed by anyone. There seems to be no market for him at the moment. Cobb is 33 years old and he will be 34 years old on August 22.
It appears as if he might retire from the NFL sooner rather than later. Cobb did not win a Super Bowl title with any NFL franchise. He had a serviceable career in the NFL and was a Green Bay Packers fan favorite.
Sayre Bedinger of lombardiavenue.com said:
“Randall Cobb has been in the NFL since 2011, but the 2023 season might have been his last. Cobb landed a gig with a lot of his former Packers buddies in New York with the Jets, catching just five passes over the course of the season.
If it is the end of the line for Cobb, he will have enjoyed one of the most productive careers anyone could have possibly imagined when he came out of Kentucky. He’s been in the NFL for 13 seasons, 10 of which came in Green Bay, and he’s 11th all-time in Packers history in receiving yards.”
When he first came into the NFL in 2011, Cobb was the fifth wide receiver on a loaded team. Jordy Nelson, Greg Jennings, James Jones, and Donald Driver were also on the same team then. That was the year the Packers went 15-1 and lost to the New York Giants in the NFC Divisional Round.
Cobb will also be remembered for his kickoff return for a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints during his first career NFL game in 2011. It will be interesting to see whether or not he would also go in the Packers Ring of Honor.
