With Luke Musgrave still out indefinitely because of a neck injury, the Green Bay Packers had already taken care of their tight end depth by bringing in former Pro-Bowler Jonnu Smith. On Sunday, they added another layer by trading for Los Angeles Rams tight end Mark Redman.
Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Green Bay is sending a 2028 seventh-round pick to Los Angeles.
That move makes it hard to imagine Redman not landing on the 53-man roster. He’d join Tucker Kraft, Smith and Josh Whyle in the Packers’ tight end group, giving Green Bay a fuller rotation while Musgrave remains sidelined.
Redman was never likely to carve out real room on the Rams’ roster, but that had more to do with numbers than talent. Los Angeles doesn’t have a top tight end like Kraft, but it does have what might be the deepest group at the position in the league, and that left Redman squeezed out.
A Louisville product, Redman had a productive college run and backed it up with a strong 2026 preseason. That’s why Green Bay may be getting more than the usual No. 4 tight end here.
The Rams originally signed Redman as an undrafted free agent out of Louisville and kept him on the practice squad last season. Before that, he spent two solid seasons at San Diego State after transferring. Los Angeles carried four tight ends a year ago and is expected to keep five this season, which left Redman on the outside looking in.
Still, he drew attention in camp and during the preseason. At 6-foot-5 and 258 pounds, he brings size, a wide catch radius and enough quickness to move well for a player his size. That showed up in the Rams’ preseason opener, when he caught three passes for 47 yards.
Los Angeles also kept him through the first round of roster cuts, which says plenty about how they viewed him. But once the Rams started exploring a trade, and Green Bay showed interest, Redman’s path back to the practice squad looked unlikely. A deal was better than letting him leave for nothing.
For the Packers, it’s a low-risk move that gives them another body with upside. They appear to value Redman more than other in-house options such as Drake Dabney, and he does look the part physically with his combination of size and athleticism.
If Green Bay does carry four tight ends, Redman could step into the kind of role John FitzPatrick filled last season before his season-ending Achilles injury, which could also cost him all of 2026. With Musgrave still unavailable, the Packers seem intent on stockpiling depth behind Kraft.
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