The Green Bay Packers didn’t make a splash at the trade deadline, but they did make one small move on Tuesday.
“They have signed (tight end) Kenny Fletcher Jr. to the practice squad,” team reporter Tom Silverstein posted to X, formerly Twitter. “No trades, however.”
That quiet deadline comes after a loud Sunday for Green Bay. The Packers rolled past the New England Patriots with 45 points and more than 450 yards of offense, a burst that the Associated Press noted hadn’t happened for this team since Nov. 11, 1962 at Philadelphia.
Jordan Love was right in the middle of it. The Packers quarterback threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns in the win, and Green Bay has now strung together back-to-back victories.
“It’s definitely up there. It felt great,” Love said, per the AP.
Even with the offense humming, the roster still has some obvious issues. Running back Josh Jacobs left the Patriots game injured, and his absence could linger. CBS Sports reporter Matt Zenitz reported on X that “Packers standout running back Josh Jacobs is set to undergo surgery on his injured finger this week and is expected to miss a maximum of three weeks.”
The Packers sit at 6-3, yet they are last in the NFC North, a reminder of how tight the division has been this season.
Green Bay’s bigger aim is a return to the NFL Playoffs. The team got there in 2025, then lost a playoff game to the Chicago Bears. Whether this year ends differently will unfold over the next few weeks.
Next up is Minnesota on Sunday, and the Vikings made their own deadline move Tuesday by trading for veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins.
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