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Packers quietly make room for a mystery roster addition

The intrigue!
Cameron Ellis
Cameron Ellis

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The thing about the internet is that it has no chill. A lot of times that presents in, like, very problematic and depressing ways. Fortunately, this isn't one of those moments. This is more of the 'generally annoying but also understandable in its own way' kind of internet nonsense. More of a deep sigh than a disgusted gasp, if you will.

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Yet here we are, huddled here together, trying desperately to make something out of nothing. I guess that's why they pay me the big bucks. But you know that moment when your favorite team makes one very small roster move and it derails your entire day? And how every single team-sanctioned tweet makes you think that an All-Pro is about to land in Green Bay? No? Ah. Well. Maybe just play along for the next 45 seconds?

The Packers made such a move. I don't have the first idea how it flew under NBC Nightly News' radar, but no matter. The Packers tweeted, 'Packers make a roster move,' which is, objectively, the funniest way to announce that. Fans wasted no time pointing out that now someone could be added to the Packers' roster. Who? Anyone! Literally anyone. I'm not kidding – just read the QTs.


Packers' recent roster move sends fans into frenzied speculation

Jalen Ramsey? Trey Hendrickson? Aaron Rodgers?!!?! The only limits to who this mystery man could be are the limits of your own imagination. It could be anyone. That's what makes this blog so important and interesting – it's neck-deep in speculation, as all blogs about minor roster transactions should be. It's only a minor roster transaction, just some house cleaning after the draft. Is that right? Then explain why they used a picture of two helmets on their side and one sitting upright? If you can't see the secret message then you're simply not looking hard enough.

It's happening. It's happening soon. What exactly that means isn't as important as loudly proclaiming that something might happen in the near future. Pointless, baseless speculation: a time– and blog-honored internet tradition.

Cameron Ellis

Cameron Ellis

Cam Ellis is an NFL staff writer for FanSided, specializing in covering all 32 teams across the league, including the Las Vegas Raiders. He has a decade of experience in sports media, having spent time at 680 The Score in Chicago, ABC Denver, and NBC Sports Washington. Since 2014 his work has been featured on NBC Sports Chicago, The Ralphie Report, and various sites across Minute Media and FanSided. In his career he has covered the Super Bowl, NFL Draft, free agency, and is a regular part of gameday coverage.