According to NFL reporter Aaron Wilson, the Green Bay Packers practiced with four players on Wednesday, two of whom were signed later that day at the Packers’ practice. The players brought in were defensive end Ikenna Enechukwu, defensive end Brevin Allen, cornerback Quandre Mosely and kicker Alex Hale. Allen and Hale impressed and were added to the 91-man roster.
Interestingly, this week is the second time the Packers have worked with street free agents. Both times, the positions the team acquired were the same: defensive end, cornerback and kicker.
At the defensive end position, the team is dealing with multiple injuries, as Deslin Alexander (leg) and Keshawn Banks (groin) remain unable to practice. Kingsley Enagbare (hamstring) only returned to the field on Wednesday, but his status ahead of the team’s season opener is still uncertain. Behind starters Rashan Gary and Preston Smith, the only healthy players on the unit are 2023 first-round pick Lukas Van Ness, Brenton Cox Jr. and international player path player Kenneth Odumegwu. It’s understandable why the team wanted more players there to get through the tryouts.
On the cornerback unit, Don Callis, recently signed by the team, was released with injury compensation after an issue kept him off the field. Carrington Valentine, an injured backup starter in his 2023 rookie season, is also out with a hamstring injury. This is the one position the Packers would seemingly like to fill, but so far they haven’t.
There is obviously constant competition at kicker. Anders Carlson and Greg Joseph are the big names battling for a spot on the roster, but Hale joins the Packers as the fifth kicker to be on their roster this spring and summer. Previously, the team had their eye on Parker White and James Turner.
Below are the 11 players Green Bay practiced with this week, including the three they actually signed:
- EN Andre Carter
- DE Zach Morton (signed)
- EN Brevin Allen (signed)
- EN Ikenna Enechukwu
- CB Don Gardner
- CB Josh Valentine-Turner
- CB Quandre Mosley
- K Jonathan Garibay
- K James McCourt
- K Andre Szmyt
- K Alex Hale (signed)
