Key Packers free agent set to visit with division rival team

Green Bay Packers free agent cornerback Chandon Sullivan is visiting the Minnesota Vikings this week, per NFL reporter Ian Rapoport. If he lands in Minnesota, Sullivan would reunite with assistant head coach Mike Pettine, who was the defensive coordinator in Green Bay from 2018-20.

Sullivan has spent the past three seasons with the Packers, starting 20 games over the last two years. He set a career high with three interceptions this past season while also recording 31 tackles and four passes defended.

A Georgia State product, Sullivan was the school’s first ever player to be invited to the Senior Bowl. He ended his college career as the school’s leader in interceptions (7) and pass breakups (25), while finishing fifth all-time in tackles (182). In spite of his success, he went undrafted in 2018 before signing with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Sullivan was part of a Packers defense that gave up the sixth-fewest passing yards per game in the NFL this past season. Green Bay also tied with the New Orleans Saints for the sixth-most interceptions in the league with 18. The Packers finished the regular season 13-4, earning the top seed and a first round bye in the NFC playoffs. However, they would lose their first game of the postseason to the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round.

Having already lost several key pieces this free agency, Green Bay would be dealt another big blow should Sullivan decided to leave for Minnesota. Among those to leave the Packers this offseason include receivers Davante Adams and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, as well as guard Lucas Patrick and linebacker Oren Burks. It hasn’t been all bad news, however, as they also brought back defensive lineman Jarran Reed, cornerback Rasul Douglas and tight end Robert Tonyan.

Stay tuned to On3 for more updates on the Packers free agent and where he decides to play next season.