The Green Bay Packers released 34 players, waived two players injured, placed one player on injured reserve with a designation to return and placed two players on injured reserve with no designation to get the roster down to 53 players by Tuesday’s deadline.
The Packers also announced the trade for quarterback Malik Willis from the Tennessee Titans. The trade is pending a physical but Willis still counts against the Packers’ first 53-man roster. The Packers sent a seventh-round pick to the Titans for Willis.
Here’s how the Packers reduced their roster to 53 players on Tuesday:
Released (34)
QB Sean Clifford
QB Michael Pratt
RB Ellis Merriweather
RB Nate McCray
WR Grant DuBose
WR Samori Toure
WR Julian Hicks
WR Dimitri Stanley
WR Jalen Wayne
TE Joel Wilson
TE Messiah Swinson
TE Henry Pearson
OL Royce Newman
OL Caleb Jones
OL Luke Tenuta
OL Lecitus Smith
OL Donovan Jennings
DE Deslin Alexandre
DE Keshawn Banks
DE Zach Morton
DE Brevin Allen
DL James Ester
DL Spencer Waege
DL Keonte Schad
LB Kristian Welch
LB Christian Young
LB Chris Russell
CB Robert Rochell
CB Kalen King
CB Gemon Green
S Anthony Johnson Jr.