![]() ( via Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press Gazette). He has decent size at 6'1" and impressive speed. CB James Nixon: Knee and ankle injuries prevented Nixon from seriously challenging for a roster spot.(Via Stoneburner's official Twitter account) A year on the practice squad will give him a legitimate chance at either a midseason call up to the active roster if an injury strikes, or a second opportunity to win a roster spot next August. TE Jake Stoneburner (pictured): The Ohio State product flashed at times this summer, but he was stuck in a deep position group.Tolzien isn't flush with physical talent, but he's a heady quarterback who knows a thing or two about the San Francisco 49ers-a team he spent two seasons with and who the Packers face off with in Week 1. QB Scott Tolzien: The Packers were almost certain to add a quarterback after releasing Vince Young.Below is a running list of the team's signings: The Packers can sign up to eight players to the practice squad. IR: Bryan Bulaga, DuJuan Harris, Jarvis Reed, Kevin Dorsey PUP: Sean Richardson, Derek Sherrod, J.C. Hawk, Rob Francois, Sam BarringtonĬB: Tramon Williams, Micah Hyde, Davon HouseĬB: Sam Shields, Casey Hayward, Jarrett Bush LG: Josh Sitton, Greg Van Roten, Lane TaylorĭE: Datone Jones, C.J. TE: Jermichael Finley, Andrew Quarless, Ryan Taylor, Brandon Bostick WR: Jordy Nelson, James Jones, Jeremy Ross RB: Eddie Lacy, James Starks, Johnathan Franklin Barrington won the job.īelow is the Packers' unofficial 53-man roster following final cuts: However, he was likely fighting with Sam Barrington (seventh rounder in 2013) for the final roster spot. Manning, a fifth-round pick in 2012, must have been a tough cut. The team has youngsters in Andy Mulumba and Nate Palmer at the position, plus the presence of Mike Neal. The Packers got four sacks over a few starts out of Moses last season, but he put together a poor camp. It's likely Green Bay will go into next season with Jermichael Finley, Brandon Bostick, Ryan Taylor and Andrew Quarless as the team's four tight ends. Mulligan appeared to have the inside track on being the Packers go-to blocking tight end, but an injury midway through the preseason messed up those plans. Maybe Joe McKnight's workout in Green Bay Saturday went better than most expected. Green didn't have a great camp, but the injury to DuJuan Harris and his new role on kick returns appeared to lock in his roster spot. He'll certainly get picked up somewhere, however. He was always an underwhelming player when the pads came on, and there simply wasn't a go-to skill he could point to in making a case for the roster. Williams is a big name, but his release isn't all that surprising. The Packers are likely to go with Jarrett Boykin as the fourth receiver and Ross as the fifth behind the big three of James Jones, Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb. It would appear that releasing Myles White means that Jeremy Ross has won the No. If he doesn't get claimed, Walker could return on the eight-man practice squad, too.Ĭutting Powell and Fulton would seem to be a vote of confidence for Chris Banjo as the team's No. The same goes for Walker, who caught everything in training camp. ![]() 5 receiver job, couldn't stay on the field and then did little on it once he finally got healthy. Johnson, a seventh-round pick who many believed would compete for the No. Here's the full list of cuts as the Packers get to 53 players: Coleman, who proved he's far from ready, the favorite to be the backup, or will the Packers look at the open market for another veteran? The former Pro Bowler was dreadful in Green Bay's final preseason game, leaving the Packers with little other choice than to start over behind Aaron Rodgers. The big news of the morning? According to Silverstein, the Packers released veteran quarterback Vince Young. Reported cuts can be found at both the Green Bay Press-Gazette and Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel later confirmed that cornerback Loyce Means had also been waived. ET deadline Saturday to get rosters to 53 players.Īaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun reported the first cut, fullback Jonathan Amosa. The Packers have begun making cuts ahead of the NFL's 6 p.m. ![]() ![]() You can read all about the biggest moves at the deadline with our 32 takeaways, or check out the biggest names now on the market. Make sure to check out all of our coverage of final cuts ahead of the 2022 season. ![]()
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