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On Friday and Saturday of Labor Day weekend, NFL teams whittle their rosters down from 90 players, eventually reaching the NFL’s regular season limit of 53. The deadline to do so is at 4:00 PM Eastern on Saturday, and Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has plenty of difficult decisions to make.
Throughout the weekend, Acme Packing Company will keep Packers fans updated with all the news about players being released, being told they have made the initial 53-man roster, and eventually making the practice squad, where applicable.
One sure thing so far is that Lane Taylor will be the starter at left guard. Head coach Matt LaFleur confirmed that before Thursday’s preseason finale, putting an end to the battle between him and Elgton Jenkins. Neither player is in danger of being released, but that effectively locked in the only open starting job on the team (aside from inside linebacker, which is in flux due to injury).
The Packers need to clear 36 players from the active roster to get from 89 (after the Reggie Gilbert Trade) down to 53. Keep your browsers locked here as we update the list of cuts up until the 4:00 PM Saturday deadline.
Released Players (30)
- G Dejon Allen
- TE Evan Baylis
- FB Tommy Bohanon
- RB Tra Carson
- G Anthony Coyle
- OT Gerhard de Beer
- CB Kabion Ento
- K Sam Ficken
- OLB James Folston
- RB Keith Ford
- S Natrell Jamerson
- OLB Markus Jones
- CB Jocquez Kalili
- QB DeShone Kizer
- WR Allen Lazard
- DL James Looney
- S Tray Matthews
- TE Pharoah McKever
- WR J’Mon Moore
- OT Yosh Nijman
- OL Adam Pankey
- CB Jackson Porter
- OLB Randy Ramsey
- WR Teo Redding
- CB Nydair Rouse
- DL Olive Sagapolu
- ILB Brady Sheldon
- DL Deon Simon
- WR Malik Taylor
- QB Manny Wilkins
Waived/Injured (1)
- ILB Curtis Bolton
- FB Malcolm Johnson
Traded (2)
Placed on reserve/PUP (2)
Placed on reserve/Injured (1)
- WR Equanimeous St. Brown
Other Notes and Rumors
At this point, I'm told Tim Boyle is not expected to be cut. But no word yet on if he's the Packers' No. 2 or No. 3 quarterback -- or if they're even keeping three. Still plenty of moving parts before tomorrow's deadline. https://t.co/n55DydWupU
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) August 30, 2019
Bubble Players Reportedly Safe on the 53-man Roster
- RB Dexter Williams
- ILB James Crawford
- ILB Ty Summers
- DL Fadol Brown
- CB Ka’Dar Hollman
- CB Chandon Sullivan
- WR Darrius Shepherd
- WR Equanimeous St. Brown (likely headed to Inured Reserve on Sunday)