The Packers are already dealing with a camp complication, and it has pushed them to look beyond the current roster for help.
With training camp underway this week, Green Bay is trying to get ready for the 2026 NFL season after an injury-heavy 2025 that ended in the Wild Card round with an ugly collapse against the divisional rival Chicago Bears on the road. One of the first issues to surface this summer involves long snapper Matt Orzech, who is sidelined with a calf injury.
“LaFleur says the Packers are working out some long snappers with Matt Orzech (calf) out,” reported Zach Kruse of The Packers Wire on X, formerly Twitter.
That move fits the moment. Long snapper is one of those jobs that barely gets noticed until something goes wrong, but it can swing field position in a hurry on punts. With Orzech unavailable, Green Bay is bringing in extra legs to cover the spot for now.
Orzech is also among the Packers players on the PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) list, alongside star pass rusher Micah Parsons. Parsons is still working back from a late-season torn ACL he suffered last year in a game against the Denver Broncos. That injury hit just as the Packers’ season began to unravel after a fast start, and the expectation is that he could return sometime in the early part of the upcoming campaign.
Green Bay is set to open the season on September 13 with a road game against the Minnesota Vikings.
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