Was Romeo Doubs' Playoff Performance Enough To Earn Him An Extension?

There was a lot to hate about the Green Bay Packers' final game of the 2025 season, a devastating playoff loss in Chicago, but at least one player can hang his cap on that game with a smile.

Wide receiver Romeo Doubs failed to recover the onside kick against the Chicago Bears in Week 16 and used that loss as fuel in a stellar redemption game on Saturday. Doubs kept drives alive by making plays when the offense needed them most, consistently moving the chains and serving as a reliable target for Jordan Love.

Doubs hasn't always been consistent in his Packers career. Still, he's unmistakably done some of his best work in the postseason.

However, Doubs is set to be a free agent in March, and the Packers will consider his entire body of work as they weigh whether to offer him an extension. Did Doubs play his last snaps with the Packers? Or did his performance in Chicago move the needle?

Doubs' final stat line against Chicago looks good enough on its own — eight receptions on 11 targets for 124 yards and a touchdown. But context makes the performance even more impressive.

Romeo Doubs constantly converted first downs and had some of his most dynamic catches. When Love needed to keep a drive alive, Doubs was there. From the offense's first drive, where a 33-yard catch on third-and-one set up Green Bay's first touchdown, Doubs was a weapon. He was a factor on every scoring drive and found the end zone on a fourth-and-one TD in the first half.

He was PFF's second-highest-graded Green Bay offensive player on Saturday, with an 88.9. It was exactly the type of redemption game Doubs needed after Week 16's heartbreak.

Doubs is no stranger to coming alive in the postseason, and was one of the best players in the first (and only) playoff win in the Jordan Love era.

Against the Dallas Cowboys in 2023, Doubs caught all six of his targets for 151 yards and a touchdown. Dallas simply couldn't stop Doubs. In the following game, a Divisional Round loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Doubs brought in four of his six targets for 83 yards.

The 2024 Wild Card loss to the Philadelphia Eagles is the only unspectacular postseason game for Doubs, but he still caught both of his targets for 13 yards.

A team as battered as the 2025 Packers needed everyone to step up. Doubs did that in Chicago, even if the game didn't go their way. It's a high note to enter free agency on, and Doubs should cash in big when the new league year begins.

But even after his heroics in Chicago and past playoff success, it's unlikely he'll be with Green Bay.

As good as Doubs was on Saturday, the Packers must consider his entire body of work. And it's fair to say that Doubs sometimes disappears for stretches during the regular season. In an offense like Green Bay's, there isn't a go-to target, so every player might not fill a highlight reel every week. But Doubs particularly had streaks of feast or famine.

He has a fairly modest stat line with the Packers. Doubs is 202 on 302 targets for 2,442 yards and 21 touchdowns. He's been particularly good with first downs, converting 135. However, his hands aren't always consistent, leading to a “strong hands” meme on social media.

Romeo Doubs has been a valuable part of the whole, and Love seems to trust him when it counts. But the Packers have a lot of tough decisions regarding their future free agents and the core of their passing game.

Doubs' draftmate Christian Watson already got the edge, earning a one-year extension to keep him in Green Bay while returning from a torn ACL. Watson completely shapes how the offense operates and forces defensive coordinators to work around him. He's probably getting a bigger payday down the road. That extension alone already means Doubs was likely in his final season in Green Bay.

The Packers will also need to pay Jayden Reed and Tucker Kraft, and make big decisions about Dontayvion Wicks and Luke Musgrave. Matthew Golden had his best professional game in Chicago and will fight for a featured role in 2026. Green Bay will also want to see what it can do with Savion Williams.

There aren't a lot of extra targets around, and the bill is due for Green Bay's cheap receiving group. Due to timing and his less specialized role, Doubs is the odd man out.

Spotrac believes Doubs' next contract will average around $12 million a year, and that feels right. Green Bay will likely offer something much lower and allow Doubs to explore the market, and a talent-needy team will be happy to pay. Doubs immediately becomes one of the top guys on a team like the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Cleveland Browns, and Brian Gutekunst will happily gobble up whatever comp pick he gets when Doubs signs with another team.

Having a receiver with a proven postseason history is a boon, but the Packers won't have the money or the target share to justify paying Doubs a massive contract. Even with a dominant performance against Chicago, Doubs likely played his final game in Green Bay.

But if that is Romeo Doubs' swan song with the Packers, it was a beautiful sendoff for the former fourth-round pick, who gave us exciting plays, a delightful air of nonchalance in interviews, and made the guardian cap famous, whose name paired wonderfully with a quarterback named Love.