#Packers rookie OL Travis Glover, a sixth-round pick this spring, has made the initial 53-man roster, per source.
#Packers are releasing RB Ellis Merriweather, per source.
#Packers are releasing OL Royce Newman, per source. Unclear if he'll be back on practice squad.
@R MaN posted:#Packers are releasing OL Royce Newman, per source. Unclear if he'll be back on practice squad.
Bout time
They should have the kids with the bikes there so the cut players can ride out of town. 🫡
https://www.nfl.com/players/matthew-wright/stats/
This guy might be better than Greg Joseph
The Packers released OL Donovan Jennings, per source. UDFA rookie is a practice squad candidate.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 27, 2024
@michiganjoe posted:Packers LB Arron Mosby made it.
AJ Dillon was placed on IR and his 2024 season is over.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 27, 2024
When are the X4 cuts coming? I’d like to think I’ve earned at least a backup role.
Shorthand summary of what was left, per Andy Herman:
@AndyHermanNFL:
Lloyd and E. Wilson on the 53
Dillon to IR - done for year
Melton makes it
DuBose released
Tyler Davis to IR - done for year
Dillard makes it
Brenton Cox & Arron Mosby make it
Jonthan Ford IR Designated to Return
Robert Rochell & Kalen King released
Zayne Anderson in
AJJ RELEASED
Joseph makes it
@Benzene posted:When are the X4 cuts coming? I’d like to think I’ve earned at least a backup role.
@Blair Kiel is working on it from his Fortress of Solitude. But instead of ice it's constructed from back hair.
#Packers are going with Josh Jacobs, Emanuel Wilson and MarShawn Lloyd as their three running backs. AJ Dillon will not play for them this year. He is on IR for the season and may do an injury settlement.
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) August 27, 2024
Packer career is over.
From Silverstein on the JSO blog:
Here we go
WTH happened to Dillon again? I thought it was minor. Hope Jacobs and Lloyd can stay healthy. Jacobs has a bit of an injury history going back into college. Wilson now a lock.
Here’s the Packers’ full initial 53-man roster. pic.twitter.com/EsBVo9A1G6
— Zachary Jacobson (@zacobson) August 27, 2024
Kalen King also cut? I thought he had a strong camp and preseason.
Dang it, gonna miss Dillion, he loved Green Bay. 🥰 😢
@michiganjoe posted:AJ Dillon was placed on IR and his 2024 season is over.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 27, 2024
I don't believe this is true. There's a new rule this year that two players can be sent to IR during final cut downs and are still able to return after 4 weeks. It seems that Dillon and Davis would fall under this rule.
Neither Dillion or Davis was designated to return.
Both are done for the season.
@vitaflo posted:Not sure if he'll be a good QB but he has a TON of rushing attempts. If he can help teach the defense how to finally stop mobile QB's then he'll have done more than Clifford ever did.
You must be referring to Hafley's D. Because one thing the former guy's D could do well was corral running QB's. The one game I recall last year where they were pantsed was vs. NYG. Probably because nobody expected DeVito to run as much as he did.
@michiganjoe posted:Neither Dillion or Davis was designated to return.
Both are done for the season.
That seems fairly strange doesn't it? What's the harm in putting them on IR in and seeing what happens in 4 weeks? Maybe the Packers didn't want to pick up their salary for the year.
EDIT: I see Ford was on IR DTR. Still left one spot they could have DTR'd. Interesting they didn't use it on either one of these guys.
@michiganjoe posted:Neither Dillion or Davis was designated to return.
Both are done for the season.
They must not have seen either as valuable enough to use the DTR slots on.
@DH13 posted:WTH happened to Dillon again? I thought it was minor.
Packers are exceedingly vague when talking neurological stuff - they just called it a stinger and gave no more info. He's had several similar episodes and I think the risk goes up for repeated ones ?
Maybe Dr Bob can offer us some insight, but GB is always super conservative
One of the designated to return IR slots went to Jonathan Ford.
Full breakdown: https://www.packers.com/news/g...son-roster-breakdown
Most surprising is Zayne Anderson made the team over AJJ. Thought AJJ played really well the last preseason game. Guess Zayne is just too important to special teams.
Did any undrafted players make the team this year?
I don't think there were any from this year, Packy.
There are some UFDA's on the team, but they are second-year guys or UFDAs originally signed by other teams.
@Packy posted:Did any undrafted players make the team this year?
- None of Green Bay's nine undrafted rookies made the initial 53-man roster. If the Packers don't add one before next week's regular-season opener against Philadelphia, it'll be the first time Green Bay hasn't carried an undrafted rookie on its Week 1 roster since 2004.
Added initial 53 screenshot to first post in this thread
Anderson over Johnson Jr. is purely a ST move. Sucks for Johnson Jr.... I thought he looked really good in the preseason.
@Boris posted:
- None of Green Bay's nine undrafted rookies made the initial 53-man roster. If the Packers don't add one before next week's regular-season opener against Philadelphia, it'll be the first time Green Bay hasn't carried an undrafted rookie on its Week 1 roster since 2004.
Added initial 53 screenshot to first post in this thread
Wow. Didn't realize GB has been on a streak since 2004. I think that's a direct byproduct of Gute drafting so well over the past few years that there just aren't spots available for the UDFAs at the bottom of the roster.
Overall, I like the makeup of this roster.
IMO, other than the Willis trade, the biggest surprises were Pratt and Cliffy.
The injury/IR list was somewhat surprising. We obviously knew that Dillon had an injury, but no idea it would end his season. Davis was the same, if I assume he still has ACL-related problems. I didn't even know Ford was hurt, but I see where he had a calf injury vs the Ravens.
Mosby making the team is a mild surprise, but good on him!
Ditto Melton and Heath. Maybe less surprising, but I'm glad for them.
The kicker competition was on its' own level of crazy. It surpassed any possible chance of surprises.
In any case, assuming they clear waivers, there are some good PS candidates.
Toure, Cliffy, Pratt, AJ Jr., Welch, K King, and possibly Rochell and Sapp III come to mind.
@Pakrz posted:Wow. Didn't realize GB has been on a streak since 2004. I think that's a direct byproduct of Gute drafting so well over the past few years that there just aren't spots available for the UDFAs at the bottom of the roster.
Arron Mosby was an undrafted FA when he came into the league with Carolina...
DE (6): 91 Preston Smith, 52 Rashan Gary, 90 Lukas Van Ness, 55 Kingsley Enagbare, 57 Brenton Cox Jr., 53 Arron Mosby
Released: 49 Deslin Alexandre, 51 Keshawn Banks, 60 Zach Morton, 43 Brevin Allen
DT (5): 97 Kenny Clark, 93 T.J. Slaton, 95 Devonte Wyatt, 94 Karl Brooks, 96 Colby Wooden
Injured reserve/designated to return: 99 Jonathan Ford
Released: 65 James Ester, 64 Spencer Waege, 98 Keonte Schad
ILB (5): 7 Quay Walker, 58 Isaiah McDuffie, 45 Eric Wilson, 56 Edgerrin Cooper, 59 Ty'Ron Hopper
Released: 54 Kristian Welch, 46 Christian Young, 47 Chris Russell
Waived/injured: 44 Ralen Goforth
CB (5): 23 Jaire Alexander, 21 Eric Stokes, 25 Keisean Nixon, 37 Carrington Valentine, 26 Corey Ballentine
Released: 22 Robert Rochell, 34 Kalen King, 41 Gemon Green
Waived/injured: 40 LJ Davis
S (5): 29 Xavier McKinney, 20 Javon Bullard, 33 Evan Williams, 39 Zayne Anderson, 27 Kitan Oladapo
Released: 36 Anthony Johnson Jr., 48 Benny Sapp III
Spec. (3): 19 Daniel Whelan, 2 Greg Joseph, 42 Matt Orzech
Released: 17 Anders Carlson, 16 Alex Hale