The Green Bay Packers’ experiment to turn former Birmingham Stallions quarterback Alex McGough into a wide receiver has ended, and the NFL has added two wide receivers with Alabama football roots.
McGough had been the USFL MVP for Birmingham in 2023 and was on the field for the team at the end of back-to-back victories in the USFL Championship Game.
McGough spent the 2023 NFL season on Green Bay’s practice squad. After watching McGough help on the scout team by running routes at wide receiver, the Packers decided to give him an opportunity to play the position full-time in 2024.