GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers are elevating outside linebacker La’Darius Hamilton to the 53-man roster for Sunday’s game at the Washington Commanders.
The Packers are thin at outside linebacker. One of the three backups, core special-teams player Tipa Galeai, was placed on injured reserve (hamstring) last week.
Hamilton joined the Packers early last season. When the Packers placed Za’Darius Smith on injured reserve, they grabbed Hamilton off the Buccaneers’ practice squad. In six games, he played 64 snaps on defense and contributed three tackles, two quarterback hits and three pressures in 36 rushes.