Former Iowa football star gets fifth-year NFL option picked up
The Green Bay Packers picked up the fifth-year option on a former fan-favorite Hawkeye.
It hasn't been the smoothest NFL career so far for former Iowa star Lukas Van Ness. Even with that, the Green Bay Packers are displaying a lot of confidence in their young edge rusher to figure things out. On Thursday, reports surfaced that the Packers are picking up the fifth-year option on Van Ness.
He's set to make $13. 8 million in 2027 on that fifth-year option, after only making a little over $3 million this upcoming season. Source: Packers picked up the fifth-year option for edge Lukas Van Ness.
Per OTC, that guarantees his 2027 salary at about $13. 8 million. Enters 2026 as No.
2 edge behind Micah Parsons. Team appears confident in a healthy LVN after he missed half of last year with a foot injury. — Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) April 30, 2026 It's a big show of faith in Van Ness from the Green Bay front office.