​The Green Bay Packers were arguably the most disappointing team in football last year. And perhaps no one did less with more than Packers’ coach Matt LaFleur.Green Bay headed into the 2025 season with one of the NFL’s top rosters, then traded for star defensive end Micah Parsons 10 days before the year began. Suddenly, Packer Nation was dreaming of their first Super Bowl appearance since 2010.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementInstead, Green Bay went a remarkably unsatisfying 9-8-1 overall and was the NFC’s No. 7 seed for a third consecutive year. The Packers then blew a 21-3 halftime lead in the Wild Card round against Chicago, gave up 25 fourth quarter points and eventually suffered a shocking 31-27 loss to the arch-rival Bears.“No way you should lose games in this league when you’re up that much,” running back Josh Jacobs said.Green Bay, which began the year 9-3-1, finished the season with five straight losses. The Packers now enter 2026 with the league’s fourth-longest losing streak.Collapsing late in games was the story of Green Bay’s 2025 campaign.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGreen Bay had double digit leads in the final minutes twice against Chicago and also vs. Cleveland and somehow went 0-3 in those games. The Packers’ odds of losing all three contests were 1-in-250,000, yet they somehow did it.“That (expletive), it’s starting to get damn-near embarrassing,” safety Javon Bullard said.Rebounding won’t be easy as the Packers were hit hard in free agency and didn’t have a first round draft pick.Green Bay’s first training camp practice is July 29. Between now and then I will count down the ‘30 Most Important Packers’ heading into the 2026 campaign.At No. 13 is wide receiver Jayden Reed.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementReed had a frustrating 2025 season, spending 2 ½ months on the injured reserve list with a shoulder injury. Reed then had a critical drop when the Packers were trying to rally late in their 31-27 playoff loss to Chicago.“That’s all me man,” Reed said that night. “I’ve got to make that catch, you know. If I want to be that guy for this team I’ve got to make the catch. Who knows? I could have broke out and scored. At critical moments I have to be at my best. So I take that. That’s blame on me.”Reed played just seven games and finished with career lows in catches (19), yards (207) and touchdowns (one).AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDespite a tough season, the Packers signed Reed to a three-year, $50.25 million contract extension on April 24.Reed, a 2023 second round draft pick, led the Packers in receptions each of his first two seasons.As a rookie in 2023, Reed led Green Bay in catches (64) and broke the single-season receptions record by a Packers rookie previously held by Sterling Sharpe (55). Reed also led Green Bay in receiving yards (793) and tied for the team lead with eight touchdown catches that season.In addition, the Packers used Reed regularly