Packers News: Takeaways from initial 53-man roster
A roundup of the latest Green Bay Packers articles for Tuesday, September 4.
Good morning and welcome to the Packers News Report.
Monday was a busy day for the Green Bay Packers. They waived cornerback Herb Waters and placed wide receiver Jake Kumerow on injured reserve, and signed linebacker Korey Toomer and running back Darius Jackson. The team announced the moves on their official website.
Roster moves were expected as the team needed more depth at both linebacker and running back. They could still look to add another pass rusher before the regular season opener against the Chicago Bears this Sunday.
Let’s get started with the Packers News Report for Tuesday. Here’s a roundup of the latest articles from around the internet.
News and notes from around FanSided
Five observations about Green Bay’s initial 53-man roster (Lombardi Ave)
GM Brian Gutekunst made a number of surprising decisions with the team’s initial 53-man roster. Lombardi Ave’s Jesse Fry made five observations about the roster, which continues to change as Green Bay prepares to host Chicago in the season opener.
Geronimo Allison set for a breakout season in 2018 (Lombardi Ave)
Geronimo Allison has played well when Green Bay has needed him to step up in the past. He now enters the new season with a great opportunity to play a significant role at wide receiver. Lombardi Ave’s Paul Bretl expects Allison to have a breakout third season.
More news and notes from around the internet
Three free agent roster cuts who could help the Packers in 2018 (Acme Packing Company – Erin B. Underwood)
Jamaal Williams welcomes ‘workhorse’ role in Packers’ uncrowded backfield (PackersNews.com – Tom Silverstein)
Prime time against the Bears a fitting start to 100th season (Cheesehead TV – Tim Backes)
Packers GM here to win (and win now) even without Khalil Mack (ESPN – Rob Demovsky)
Packers shuffle active roster, complete practice squad (Packers Wire – Zach Kruse)
Biggest takeaways from every NFL team’s roster cuts (Bleacher Report – Brad Gagnon)
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