The Green Bay Packers held another round of free agent workouts Monday. Once again, the Packers left the tryouts with a new signee. On Monday, the Packers added safety Trey Dean III.
NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported Dean’s signing with the Packers on Monday evening. The safety participated in a Packers workout earlier in the day.
The Packers also worked out fellow defensive backs Tra Fluellen and Josh Minkins.
Dean has won a championship in the NFL — a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs — and UFL.
Dean, the former Florida Gator, won a Super Bowl with the Chiefs and most recently starred in the USFL — where he won another championship.
Dean won his Super Bowl ring with the Chiefs as a member of the practice squad. He has never played in an NFL regular season contest.
The safety doesn’t have the speed to be an elite prospect in the NFL. But NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein raved about his athleticism and toughness during the 2023 draft process.
“While he lacked speed in his NFL Scouting Combine testing, he did show the ability to run with downfield targets on tape,” wrote Zierlein. “Dean can cover big tight ends and help support the run in the box but spotty angles to the tackle plague him at times.
“Dean will have to compete to make a team as a down safety who can shine on special teams.”
Packers Sign Safety Trey Dean III: Report
Dean began his rookie season as an undrafted free agent for the New York Jets. After the 2023 preseason, the Jets released the safety but then added him to their practice squad.
Dean received a stroke of good luck following the regular season. He didn’t sign a reserve/future contract with the Jets, so he became a free agent. That made him eligible to join the Chiefs practice squad for the playoffs.
He was with the Chiefs for less than a month when the team played the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl. But Dean won a Super Bowl ring nonetheless.
Dean remained with the Chiefs following the season, but Kansas City waived him very early in training camp.
His next opportunity came with the Cleveland Browns practice squad. He signed with the Browns in October and remained with the team on a futures deal in January 2025. But the Browns waived him last May.
Over the past year and a half, Dean played for the DC Defenders, Louisville Kings and St. Louis Battlehawks of the UFL.
Packers Scouring Free Agency for Depth
The Packers have been pretty busy holding tryouts for free agents over the past few days. Dean wasn’t the first player the team signed from those tryouts either.
On Sunday, Green Bay inked wide receiver Kisean Johnson to a contract.
Johnson was previously with the Packers at the tail end of the 2025 season. He was on the team’s practice squad for the postseason contest versus the Chicago Bears.
Both Dean and Johnson face an uphill battle to a roster spot. Each player is joining the Packers late in the process. However, they will have all three preseason contests to distinguish themselves.
Even if they can’t earn a spot with the Packers 53-man roster, they could be candidates for the practice squad.
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