Sure, Gute could look into trading him. But if he gets a player of equal quality in return, I’m not sure that player would benefit the team.
I’m really disappointed in 88 as well as sad for him. Seems like the lacerated kidney has really messed him up.

Beat the curse.
IMO- there is a TE curse.
Injuries have taken their toll.
Musgrave looked like a vertical
threat when they drafted him.
And back-up is needed.
I need to see more. Keep him.

Why do we think he is tradable? What are you going to get for a player you might not find a spot for him on your depth chart? Fans are like my Aunt when she has a garage sale. She thinks her junk is worth something and someone is going to give big cash for her wooden snow shoes or beat up old furniture. No one is giving up a good pick or player for an underperforming player.

He doesn't block well , seems to have proprioception difficulties and a coach noted his practice habits were sub-par as well.

I agree Musgrave has been misused in GB, but it's not as if the Packers didn't have a pretty good idea of what they were drafting. Musgrave had a history of injuries and subpar production. He was also a below average blocker. He was drafted solely on "Potential," I hate that word but it gets thrown around a ton. Shame on GB for again trying to put a square peg into a round hole, they missed on their evaluation, couldn't teach him to block in 3 years, and didn't use him like other teams use this type of TE. Example Orande Gadsden-Chargers. Similar playing style as Musgrave but he caught 73 for 900 yards as a rookie because they used him right. On the right team Musgrave could catch 40-50 passes.

As far as trading him, he had his best season last year statistically. Denver was willing to give up a 5th last year and another team could get some real production if used right. Right now Whyle might be ahead of Musgrave. If Lachey is good enough to play the Y TE then we have a nice trio of TEs in Kraft, Whyle, & Lachey. And R J Maryland can do everything Musgrave does now for $2.5 million less. He is as fast and maybe becomes a better blocker.

Some team will become TE needy this summer when guys get hurt or don't pan out, so we should still be able to get a 5th for him. An extra 5th this year could have gotten us a decent RB like Nic Singleton. Or another solid CB like Charlie Demmings. Or an OT like J C Davis. Or a TE like Dallen Bentley. And the 2027 draft is projected to be stronger. Getting a 5th round pick or a solid player at a PON with "Potential" would be well worth it to save $2.5 million. I would make him available and see what we get offered.

The Packers already have a plethora of day three picks in the 2027 draft so I wouldn't trade Musgrave for another late round 2027 pick. He might have enough value to package him up with one of those many 2027 late round draft choices and get a decent reserve swing tackle in exchange. I do agree with the author that Musgrave doesn't appear to have much of a future in Green Bay and likely should be moved if they can get some value for him.

The acquisition of Lachey gives the Packers a Y TE they missed out on, in the 2026 draft.

So, now the Packers have a high quality all-round TE in Kraft, a passable pass catcher in Musgrave who is not likely to be on the team in 2027, another decent pass catcher in Whyle who isn't terrible as a blocker, and Lachey, who is slow but can block.

When the 2027 draft rolls around, I'd expect another athletic mid-or-late-round pass-catching TE to replace Musgrave..........and ideally a much better blocker than Musgrave was. Personally, I wouldn't try to trade Musgrave, as he can still play a role on the team for 2026, as injury depth if nothing else.

Remember the "Hollywood" play, where Musgrave would block at the LOS and quickly cut downfield, to the side line,for a big gain? We haven't seen much of those plays, lately, that worked in Musgrave's favor.

Still on his rookie, and somewhat cheap contract. Unless someone over pays for him, keep him and let training camp and preseason play out. Maybe he blossoms, maybe he doesn't, but injuries in camp and preseason can quickly remove any additional depth that is currently available.

My view is any player is tradable at the right price. Gute should be considering all trades. I say wait until Kraft is back at 100% and then consider trading him. I do not like the idea of trading him for a 5th. I believe having him on the team is better for the team than getting a 5th or less.

Regardless, and with all due respect to Luke, I think a Father's Day watching of Stop Making Sense is in order.

Trade him?
I dont see the value.
Comp pick?
I dont see the value.
A 5th?
I dont see the value.
I think his worth is crazy overvalued by many fans.
Hope to be wrong.

If they used him the correct way no don’t trade him. And if he can stop slipping and falling down

He played in Oregon to much. It rains a lot and maybe he sided of slipping. He might need different shoes. Have they looked into that

GB would get no better than a 5th rounder for him...at best. And I'd be surprised if they even got that.

I've seen better players not get traded for because other teams suspect the player will just get cut and they can sign him without giving up draft capital.

Musgrave looks like a whiff, yes. The bottom line is that until Kraft is active, practicing, and showing that he's recovered and capable of handling a full snap share, dealing Musgrave without having a capable player to replace him is weakening an already thin position. I don't deal him now, but if in camp it looks like Kraft is up to speed and Musgrave's no better than the other backup TEs in-house, I try to move him then. Otherwise they need to keep him or make a move to bring in a better two-way TE.

"The team also signed Luke Lachey who can be the blocking tight end they had been searching for. "

Based on this and other comments over the last couple days, we seem to be putting a lot on a guy who was a 7th round pick (coming out of Iowa, where reputation should carry TE prospects somewhat) and couldn't crack the 53 on a roster that had Dalton Schultz and a whole lotta nothing else at TE. Yes, guys can make a jump in their second year--and I hope he does if it turns out to be in GB--but we should be tempering our expectations somewhat.

"Part of the problem was that head coach Matt LaFleur tried to plug Musgrave into the same plays Kraft had run. "

Yes and no. This is how the Packers have used their TEs for a long time, whether it was MM calling the plays or LaF. They've been mostly blocker/dumpoff types: it doesn't matter who's in the lineup, they just haven't figured out how to feature the TE. Yes, every now and then they'd hit a downfield play to Tonyan or even to Musgrave down the seam (he's had a couple!), but if you look at Tucker Kraft's ADOT was dreadfully short (under 5) for a guy the Packers are likely extending for elite TE money. Musgrave's ADOT has been over 8 for each of his three seasons...so yes and no on usage.

Can't block + can't stay healthy + can't run = Can't Trade

I am miffed why he has remained on the roster.

Kind of difficult to back him anymore, and I sure did for some time. Maybe being out and then losing his starting role has affected him mentally somewhat. I don't think they would get as much as they think they can for him. Very disappointing in more ways than one. In spite of that, I'm not going to fall into this "Lachey coming to the Packers will make him all world" mindset.

Let it play out until cut down and see if an upgrade somewhere is available in a trade for Musgrave.

Team Gutey has probably been shopping Musgrave given the likely elevation of Whyle as TE2 and the acquisition of Lachey as a blocking TE. Whyle and Lachey are young guys with development potential that we have not seen with Musgrave over 3 years.

Hang onto him through camp see what happens prior to game 1. TE injuries in the league until then will happen, increasing Musgrave's value. Or he may surprise everyone and look like he did as a rookie and earn a spot.

No rush to pull the trigger, but keep the finger on it.

What jumps out at me is how little we saw the Packers exploit the over-under dual TE match up the skill sets of Musgrave and Kraft might have created.

Or maybe we did and Kraft was the one who emerged.

I didn't follow it close enough to know for sure, but it just seems (seams?) like there might have been more meat on that bone.

Musgrave has been hurt, inconsistent, and misused in GBs offense since we drafted him. He is what he was in college, injured a lot, a poor blocker, and not productive. The Packers drafted him based on potential and his combine performance. It was a mistake and now that GB seems to have some solid pieces on the team, it is time tp put Musgraves name out as a trade piece. We don't need to take the first 6th/7th round pick offer for him right away, I think he is worth more than that. Multiple TE needy teams will emerge over the summer, teams that value the type of TE Musgrave is, and make an offer just like the Broncos did.

Whyle offers more than Musgrave, he was also a Top 10 TE in the same draft as Musgrave and Kraft. Lachey is a strong blocker and was badly underused at Iowa because of their 120th ranked offenses and bad QBs. I think he is also better than Musgrave. In fact the UDFA Maryland, can do the same things Musgrave does and might be faster and a better blocker. Musgrave gets paid $2.5 million, Whyle & Lachey make that together and Maryland would get even less.

With Musgrave having his best and healthiest season so far, his value won't be any higher. Some team will lose TEs to injury and make an offer we can't refuse. Musgrave was just a bad draft choice; it's time to cut the loss.