Physically unable to perform list (2): OLB Vince Biegel, CB Demetri Goodson Injured reserve list (4): G/C Don Barclay, FB Joe Kerridge, LB David Talley, CB Herb Waters Last season, the Packers called up nine different practice-squad players to the active roster at some point, so don’t dismiss these names. Lunsford, Matthews and Whitehead were decent, but unremarkable. Brown flashed big-play ability in the secondary, and Gilbert had two preseason sacks. Amichia, a sixth-round pick, needs work, while the undrafted Pankey looked like an NFL-caliber lineman in camp. Yancey and the 6-foot-6 Clark will get more time to be developed. While Hill showed enough potential to be claimed by the Saints, Callahan returns for a second season. Why: Green Bay gambled that a few of its prized released players – especially at wide receiver and quarterback – would make it through waivers and be back on the practice squad. Practice squad (10): QB Joe Callahan, WR Michael Clark, WR DeAngelo Yancey, G Kofi Amichia, G/T Adam Pankey, CB Donatello Brown, OLB Reggie Gilbert, DT Izaah Lunsford, ILB Derrick Mathews, S Jermaine Whitehead. But Thompson prioritized offensive line depth, keeping all of the backups on an underwhelming second unit, and that meant difficult cuts at more talented position groups. Also noteworthy was letting go of both quarterbacks, 2016 third-stringer Joe Callahan and promising undrafted rookie Taysom Hill. Why: Some were surprised to see the release of drafted wide receivers DeAngelo Yancey (fifth round) and Malachi Dupre (seventh round), as well as impressive former practice-squad member Max McCaffrey and physically gifted undrafted rookie Michael Clark. Released (29): G Kofi Amichia, CB Donatello Brown, TE Emanuel Byrd, QB Joe Callahan, OLB Johnathan Calvin, WR Michael Clark, WR Montay Crockett, WR Malachi Dupre, G Thomas Evans, OLB Reggie Gilbert, G Geoff Gray, LB Cody Heiman, DT Calvin Heurtelou, QB Taysom Hill, CB Daquan Holmes, T Robert Leff, OLB Josh Letuligasenoa, DT Izaah Lunsford, LB Derrick Mathews, WR Max McCaffrey, G/T Adam Pankey, TE Aaron Peck, RB Kalif Phillips, DT Brian Price, CB Raysean Pringle, S Aaron Taylor, LB Jordan Tripp, S Jermaine Whitehead, WR DeAngelo Yancey. Let’s take a look at who got cut, who’s on the practice squad, who made the team and why: There are a couple more decisions to make, but, following a flurry of additional moves over Labor Day weekend, Green Bay’s roster is mostly set. When September arrived and the dust settled, 29 players had been released, three placed on injured reserve, two put on the physically unable to perform list and one was suspended. The Packers drafted 10 players, added 20 undrafted rookies and then watched how the roster puzzle came together over OTAs, training camp and four preseason games. Lang, Eddie Lacy, Jared Cook, JC Tretter, Julius Peppers and Micah Hyde. The 2017 offseason already had a slightly different feel, with Thompson uncharacteristically signing multiple veteran free agents from outside the organization – tight ends Martellus Bennett and Lance Kendricks, guard Jahri Evans, cornerback Davon House – after several important contributors departed, including T.J. One of the most successful GMs in football, Thompson annually fields one of the league’s youngest teams while keeping Green Bay competitive – the Packers and Patriots are tied for the most consecutive playoff appearances, with eight, and could match the NFL record of nine straight this season. General manager Ted Thompson, a draft-and-develop disciple and long a believer in keeping his own draft picks, made a few surprising choices in finalizing the Packers’ 53-man roster. This was the first year teams didn’t have to make two sets of roster cuts, instead doing all the trimming at once, from 90 to 53 men, which allowed them to get a longer look at fringe players and ostensibly make better-informed personnel decisions. The Green Bay Packers made 34 roster moves on Saturday to get their squad down to the league-mandated 53 players.
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