The Packers have settled on their third quarterback for the 2026 season, and it’s the player who came up short in last Friday’s preseason finale.
Green Bay plans to sign former Cardinals quarterback Kedon Slovis to the practice squad, general manager Brian Gutekunst said in his Tuesday press conference. That would slot Slovis in as the team’s QB3 behind Jordan Love and Tyrod Taylor after the Packers traded Kyle McCord away ahead of Sunday’s roster cut deadline.
Slovis had a busy night in that preseason finale, throwing for 223 yards and a touchdown while completing 21 of 35 passes against Green Bay’s deep backups. But the game also showed the rough edges.
He was picked off twice on short throws to backup edge rushers Nyjalik Kelly and Arron Mosby, and Mosby’s interception turned into the swing play. Coming just after the two-minute warning, it set up McCord and the Packers offense for a go-ahead touchdown drive in a 42-38 win.
For the preseason overall, Slovis finished 39-for-61 for 434 yards, two touchdowns and those two interceptions across Arizona’s four games, including the Hall of Fame Game. His yardage total ranked third among all NFL passers in the preseason, trailing Baltimore’s Joe Fagnano, who had 509, and McCord, who had 446.
Slovis’ path to Green Bay has been a long one. He went undrafted in 2024, signed with the Colts, and was cut at final roster trims after that preseason.
He spent his rookie year on Houston’s practice squad, then got another shot with Arizona after Houston released him at this point last year. The Cardinals kept him on the practice squad to open 2025 before promoting him to the active roster in October when Kyler Murray was injured.
He appeared in two games and completed one of two passes for minus-two yards.
His college career took him across three schools. Slovis began as USC’s starter as a true freshman in 2019, got hurt as a junior, and eventually battled Jaxson Dart for the job during the 2021 season.
After that, both quarterbacks transferred - Dart to Ole Miss and Slovis to Pittsburgh. Slovis started 11 games for Pitt in 2022 before transferring again for a fifth and final season at BYU in 2023.
The Packers also see some athletic upside. Slovis ran a 4.55 in the 40-yard dash at the 2024 Combine, with a 1.57-second 10-yard split. Both marks sit above the 96th percentile for quarterbacks, according to RAS, which gives him some appeal as a developmental arm and as a scout-team quarterback for helping Green Bay’s defense prepare for mobile passers.
Unless something comes up on his physical, the signing should be official when Tuesday’s transactions are filed later in the day.
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