TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2025, 4:15 P.M.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – With all 32 NFL teams finalizing their initial 53-man rosters, the Green Bay Packers have announced a series of transactions, including player releases, roster designations, and a contract extension for their long snapper.
The Packers released the following players as part of Tuesday’s roster cutdown:
RB Israel Abanikanda
DL Deslin Alexandre
DB Johnathan Baldwin
CB Corey Ballentine
T Brant Banks
LB Jared Bartlett
QB Sean Clifford
G Tyler Cooper
RB Tyrion Davis-Price
QB Taylor Elgersma
DL James Ester
WR Mecole Hardman
CB Tyron Herring
WR Julian Hicks
C Trey Hill
RB Amar Johnson
WR Cornelius Johnson
LB Jamon Johnson
CB Kalen King
G JJ Lippe
TE Johnny Lumpkin
K Mark McNamee
DL Arron Mosby
WR Isaiah Neyor
DL Devonte O’Malley
WR Will Sheppard
LB Isaiah Simmons
DB Jaylin Simpson
G/C Lecitus Smith
TE Messiah Swinson
T Kadeem Telfort
LB Kristian Welch
The team placed RB MarShawn Lloyd and C/G Jacob Monk on injured reserve/designated for return. DL Collin Oliver, WR Christian Watson, and G John Williams were placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list, while S Omar Brown was placed on injured reserve.
The Packers also signed long snapper Matt Orzech to a contract extension. Orzech has played in 84 regular-season games over his first five NFL seasons, including all 34 contests with Green Bay over the past two years. He previously handled long-snapping duties for the Los Angeles Rams (2021–22) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2019).
The transactions were announced Tuesday by Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2025, 9:22 A.M.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – With the 2025 NFL Regular season set to kickoff a week from Thursday, all teams, including the Green Bay Packers, have until 3:00 p.m. Tuesday to establish their initial 53-man roster.
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With lots of talent up and down the preseason roster and multiple injuries to account for, the Packers front office has several decisions to make, including who wins the third quarterback role, how offensive linemen will be kept, who makes the cut in the crowded wide receiver room, and will Bo Melton’s switch to cornerback keep him on the roster?
As of now, the Packers have made the following reported transactions:
Released/Cut
- OL J.J. Lippe
- TE Johnny Lumpkin
- LB Isaiah Simmons
- QB Taylor Elgersma
- WR Cornelius Johnson
- OL Trey Hill
- OL Brant Banks
- WR Mecole Hardman
- OL Lecitus Smith
- WR Isaiah Neyor
- S Jaylin Simpson
- DL Deslin Alexandre
- LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson
- QB Sean Clifford
- OL Kadeem Telfort
- CB Corey Ballentine
- CB Kalen King
Local Five will update this story as more reports are released.
