For the players sitting on the edge of the Packers’ roster, the clock is running out.
Green Bay has joint practices with the Cardinals this week, followed by a preseason game on Friday, and then it’s down to cutdown weekend. The Packers must get to 53 players by early Sunday evening, which means the final round of roster decisions is right around the corner.
At this stage, there may not be much room left for a dramatic late charge. The roster looks fairly settled from the outside, even if surprises still have a way of sneaking in.
Injuries could change the picture, and the coaching staff may be higher on certain players than the public expects. In other words, the door is not locked.
Brian Gutekunst has often said the roster never really stops changing, and this week is proof of that. With the Cardinals in town and the deadline approaching, Green Bay still has real work to do.
The timing also brings back a notable memory: it was a year ago this week that the Packers traded for Micah Parsons. That’s worth remembering with all the trade chatter swirling again, especially the persistent speculation tying the Packers to Cardinals pass rusher Josh Sweat, who is in Green Bay this week.
Meanwhile, the defense is moving toward Week 1 in better health, another development worth watching as camp winds down. And if there’s any extra confirmation of Parsons’ standing in the league, he provided it by landing at No. 8 in NFL “Top 100.”
Elsewhere, there was also a strange and increasingly tangled situation involving Browns coach Todd Monken, who walked back his claim that Lane Kiffin called about Dae’Quan Wright.
Around the Packers’ world, there’s plenty to talk about, from roster turnover to the new Rivalries uniforms. And if you’ve already had your fill of Green Bay’s divisive look, the rest of the NFC North offers its own set of fashion choices. The Vikings’ uniforms were compared to all-purple Ravens uniforms with Nordic touches on the sleeves and pants, the Lions were said to look like a Panthers alternate inspired by newer Jets uniforms, and the Bears’ uniforms were described as coming straight off the rack at the University of Illinois.
The new Rivalries project has sparked plenty of debate already, but within the NFC North, the Packers may not be the biggest talking point.
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