The Green Bay Packers have begun making their cuts to reduce to the 53-man roster limit before the NFL’s official deadline on Tuesday afternoon.
Many of the players the Packers waive over the next several hours will include players who had been vying for depth spots on their 2025 roster, but the team might also make a few surprise moves — including injury designations — ahead of the formal deadline.
Here are the live updates for every roster move the Packers have made leading up to the 4 p.m. ET roster cut deadline:
QB Sean Clifford
Clifford didn’t have much of a fighting chance when it came to cracking the Packers‘ two-man quarterback rotation. With Jordan Love and Malik Willis both healthy for the first week of the season, there is no room for a third quarterback; though, Clifford may return to the team’s practice squad as their emergency option for the regular season.
Read more about Clifford here.
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
QB Taylor Elgersma
Source: Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
RB Israel Abanikanda
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
RB Tyrion Davis-Price
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
RB Amar Johnson
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
RB MarShawn Lloyd (Placed on IR, Designated for Return)
Source: the team’s official transaction wire
WR Kawaan Baker
Source: Announced by team
WR Mecole Hardman Jr.
Hardman figured to have a shot at winning the Packers‘ primary return specialist role when he signed with the team in free agency, but the veteran quickly took himself out of the running with two misplayed punts in the team’s preseason opener in early August. He also dropped a pass in the same game, upending his already slim chances of winning a roster spot in the Packers‘ loaded receiver room for the 2025 season.
Read more about Hardman here.
Source: Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz
WR Julian Hicks
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
WR Cornelius Johnson
Source: Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette
WR Isaiah Neyor
Source: ESPN’s Rob Demovsky
WR Will Sheppard
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
WR Christian Watson (Placed on PUP List)
Source: the team’s official transaction wire
TE Johnny Lumpkin
Source: ESPN’s Rob Demovsky
TE Messiah Swinson
Source: the team’s official transaction wire
C Trey Hill
Source: Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette
G Tyler Cooper
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
G J.J. Lippe
Source: ESPN’s Rob Demovsky
G John Williams (Placed on PUP List)
Source: the team’s official transaction wire
G/C Lecitus Smith
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
G/C Jacob Monk (Placed on IR, Designated for Return)
Source: the team’s official transaction wire
OT Brant Banks
Source: Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette
OT Kadeem Telfort
Source: Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette
DE Deslin Alexandre
Source: Ryan Wood of the Green Bay Press-Gazette
DE James Ester
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
DE Arron Mosby
Source: the team’s official transaction wire
DE Collin Oliver (Placed on PUP List)
Source: the team’s official transaction wire
DT Devonte O’Malley
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
LB Jared Bartlett
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
LB Jamon Johnson
Source: NFL insider Aaron Wilson
LB/DB Isaiah Simmons
Simmons generated some buzz when he signed with the Packers earlier this year as a former top-10 pick capable of playing both defensive back and linebacker, but he did not live up to expectations in training camp and failed to carve out a role on special teams, dooming his chances of making the 53-man roster as a rotational defender.
Read more about Simmons here.
Source: CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz
LB Kristian Welch
Source: the team’s official transaction wire
CB Corey Ballentine
Source: ESPN’s Rob Demovsky
CB Tyron Herring
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
CB Kalen King
Source: The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman
SAF Jonathan Baldwin
Source: Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
SAF Omar Brown (Placed on IR)
Source: the team’s official transaction wire
SAF Jaylin Simpson
Source: the team’s official transaction wire
K Mark McNamee
Source: Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber
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