3 weeks agoThe Green Bay Packers have signed running back
La'Mical Perine to their practice squad on Friday. This news comes days after Perine was cut by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He joined Pittsburgh in May and rushed 16 times for 46 yards with a touchdown in the preseason. He should serve as decent depth with the Packers shorthanded at running back right now. In three seasons, Perine has rushed for 340 yards with two touchdowns in 17 games between the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs. Fantasy managers can continue to ignore Perine with
Josh Jacobs likely to see the bulk of the carries in Green Bay.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Bill Huber
3 weeks agoGreen Bay Packers running back
Emanuel Wilson has an excellent chance to open the season as the team's second-string running back behind
Josh Jacobs. Per their depth chart, Wilson is listed as the Packers' third-string back. However, with rookie
MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) missing time, the door is open for Wilson to take on a more significant role. Green Bay is scheduled to take on the Philadelphia Eagles in their regular season opener next Friday night. Unless there is an update on the rookie's status, Wilson will open the season as the second to receive carries out of the backfield. Though the second-year undrafted free agent hasn't received much workload thus far in his NFL career, he has run well when given the chance. Fantasy managers should keep him on their radar for now, as although he may not garner much standalone value, he would be an asset to roster if he were Jacobs' handcuff.
--Alex CiullaSource: Evan Pricco
3 weeks agoFree-agent kicker
Brayden Narveson was claimed by the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday afternoon, according to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. In a corresponding move, the Packers released kicker
Greg Joseph. Narveson was an undrafted rookie and spent the preseason playing in Tennessee and went 6-for-7 on his field-goal attempts. This was surprising, as the Packers waived
Anders Carlson on Tuesday, suggesting that Joseph had won the starting job. As a result, fantasy managers should expect Narveson to now serve as the new starting kicker in Green Bay. While the NC State product may be a risky investment late in drafts, he should have ample opportunities to score fantasy points kicking in a potent offense and has flashed potential by hitting a 59-yard field goal during the preseason.
--Andy Smith - RotoBallerSource: Tom Pelissero
3 weeks agoGreen Bay Packers rookie running back
MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) avoided starting his rookie on Injured Reserve and has made the 53-man roster. Meanwhile, running back
AJ Dillon (neck) landed on IR and will miss the entire 2024 season. This is a pretty big turn of events for Green Bay's backfield, as it was initially expected that Lloyd was going to miss at least the first four weeks of the season. The 23-year-old third-rounder could still be eased in to begin his first year in the NFL, but this news makes him a much more intriguing late-round flier in upcoming fantasy drafts, especially if you select starter
Josh Jacobs. When healthy, Lloyd will compete with
Emanuel Wilson for a change-of-pace role behind Jacobs, but Lloyd is fully expected to be Green Bay's No. 2 by the end of the year. He missed most of training camp and the preseason with hip and hamstring ailments.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Matt Schneidman
3 weeks agoThe Green Bay Packers released second-year kicker
Anders Carlson on Tuesday, according to a source. Carlson has lost the competition for the starting kicking job in Green Bay heading into Week 1 of the regular season. Veteran
Greg Joseph is now competing with
Alex Hale, but Joseph is the clear front-runner for the job, especially now that Carlson is out of the picture. The 26-year-old Carlson, a sixth-round selection last year out of Auburn, had an abysmal rookie campaign with the Packers, making only 81.8% of his 33 field-goal attempts during the regular season and also missing five of his 39 extra-point tries in 17 starts. The younger brother of Las Vegas Raiders kicker
Daniel Carlson will now be looking for work elsewhere in just his second NFL season. In leagues with kickers in play, fantasy managers should be able to find better options than Joseph.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Rob Demovsky
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Green
Bay
Packers
released
wide
receiver
Samori
Toure
on
roster
cutdown
day
on
Tuesday,
according
to
a
league
source.
Toure
just
could
survive
final
cuts
among
a
pretty
talented
group
of
young
pass-catchers
in
Green
Bay.
The
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3 weeks agoThe Green Bay Packers placed running back
AJ Dillon (neck) on injured reserve Tuesday, and he will miss the entire 2024 season. This is a huge blow for the Packers and Dillon’s fantasy managers. The 26-year-old was expected to be Green Bay’s RB2 behind
Josh Jacobs and have a significant role in the team's offense. Dillon had 613 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns over 15 games last season.
MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) made the 53-man roster and is expected to back up Jacobs in 2024 with Dillon sidelined.
--Jake Kleiner - RotoBallerSource: NFL
3 weeks agoGreen Bay Packers rookie running back
MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) will likely start the season on Injured Reserve. If his recovery takes longer than expected, Green Bay could use one of their two pre-cutdown IR spots for him, allowing them to keep
Josh Jacobs,
AJ Dillon, and
Emanuel Wilson on the initial 53-man roster. Wilson has demonstrated reliability as a third running back and can fill in when needed. By placing Lloyd on IR, he could be eligible to return after Week 4, giving him the chance to recover from his challenging hamstring injury fully. Lloyd has potential as Green Bay's future running back and could be the No. 2 option in 2024 once he's healthy. If anything happens to Jacobs this season, he's worth watching as a high-upside lottery ticket.
--Martin Grisko - RotoBallerSource: Peter Bukowski @Peter_Bukowski
3 weeks agoFormer Tennessee Titans quarterback
Malik Willis was traded to the Green Bay Packers for a 2025 seventh-round pick on Monday. With roster cuts underway, the Titans were able to recoup some value on Willis while also clearing a roster spot. The Titans signed
Mason Rudolph this offseason and he appears to have won the backup quarterback job. Willis is already listed as the No. 2 quarterback for the Packers. The Packers did not get much out of quarterbacks
Sean Clifford or
Michael Pratt this preseason. With most teams carrying a maximum of three quarterbacks, either Pratt or Clifford appears to be on the chopping block. Willis gives the Packers a mobile option behind starter
Jordan Love. This move does not impact fantasy football unless Love goes down due to injury. However, Willis has valuable starting experience that would be useful if Love were to miss time.
--Quincy Milton III - RotoBallerSource: Adam Schefter
4 weeks agoGreen Bay Packers kicker
Greg Joseph was solid in his final preseason game, making both field goal attempts and kicking home an extra point in the Packers' 30-7 win against the Baltimore Ravens. Joseph made a 36-yard attempt in the beginning of the second quarter, nailed a PAT in the third quarter, and then with just under two minutes left in the fourth quarter, drilled a 55-yard attempt. Joseph is in a tough kicking competition with incumbent starter
Anders Carlson, but the race is a bit close to call at this moment. The Packers wanted to give Carlson some legitimate competition and Joseph, last season's kicker for the Minnesota Vikings, was just that throughout camp. Wait and see before drafting either kicker in fantasy, but whoever wins the Packers' job should have decent value given how powerful the Packers' offense is.
--Kevin Tompkins - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
4 weeks agoGreen Bay Packers second-year kicker
Anders Carlson struggled as a rookie, missing five extra points and making 27-of-33 field goals last season. In today's final preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens, Carlson made both extra point attempts and made a 54-yard field goal in the first quarter, but missed a 32-yard field goal wide right in the fourth quarter. While Carlson has been solid throughout camp in his battle with former Vikings kicker
Greg Joseph to retain the starting kicker job, the final miss this preseason may linger in the head of head coach Matt LaFleur when making his decision. Carlson seems to have an edge on Joseph but could have a shorter leash once the season begins. Carlson is tough to trust as a fantasy selection at kicker, but could be a waiver wire add if things are going well as the Packers should be one of the better offenses in the league.
--Kevin Tompkins - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
4
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agoGreen
Bay
Packers
wide
receiver
Malik
Heath
led
the
Packers
in
all
receiving
categories
during
their
final
preseason
tune-up
against
the
Baltimore
Ravens
on
Saturday
afternoon.
Heath,
the
second-year
receiver
out
of
Ole
Miss,
led
the
Packers
with
five
targets
and
a
four-catch,
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4
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agoGreen
Bay
Packers
wide
receiver
Bo
Melton
scored
a
touchdown
on
a
beautiful
throw
from
rookie
Michael
Pratt
on
Saturday
afternoon
in
the
Packers'
final
preseason
matchup
against
the
Baltimore
Ravens.
With
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Packers
sitting
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4 weeks agoGreen Bay Packers rookie quarterback
Michael Pratt was solid in his final preseason outing against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday afternoon. Pratt was 8-of-12 for 80 yards with an 18-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter to
Bo Melton. He also threw an interception in the third quarter to Trenton Simpson, where Pratt recklessly came flying in to make the tackle and was shaken up on the play. In the post-game press conference, head coach Matt LaFleur said Pratt "lost his wind" when trying to make the post-interception tackle. Pratt is battling incumbent backup quarterback
Sean Clifford to be the QB2 behind
Jordan Love this season, but the race is too close to call yet. The Packers travel to Brazil and open their season on September 6 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
--Kevin Tompkins - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
4 weeks agoGreen Bay Packers quarterback
Sean Clifford struggled yet again in the Packers' third and final preseason contest against the Baltimore Ravens. Clifford was 6-of-14 for 53 yards with a touchdown pass to
Malik Heath in the third quarter. The second-year pro from Penn State Clifford and rookie
Michael Pratt alternated every two drives in their heated QB2 battle behind
Jordan Love. Pratt has outplayed Clifford in the last two preseason contests but the race is too close to call with Clifford having the leg up with one more season of experience. The winner of this battle will be Love's direct backup when the Packers travel to Brazil to open their regular season on Friday, September 6 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
--Kevin Tompkins - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
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